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Patient-reported data indicates that when Manuka honey is prescribed for esophagitis pain during radiation therapy (RT), it is not more effective than standard medical care, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO’s) 56th Annual Meeting.
September 15, 2014 
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Patients with stage I and II Hodgkin’s Disease who receive consolidated radiation therapy (RT) have a higher 10-year survival rate of 84 percent, compared to 76 percent for patients who did not receive RT; and, the data also shows a decrease in utilization of RT, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO’s) 56th Annual Meeting.
September 15, 2014 
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Radiation therapy (RT) alone is as effective in decreasing swallowing complications experienced by advanced esophageal cancer patients as RT combined with chemotherapy, thus allowing patients to forgo chemotherapy, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO’s) 56th Annual Meeting.
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September 12, 2014 — Civco Medical Solutions will be featuring an expansive solution lineup at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in San Francisco, including more advanced patient positioning options for stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and SRS/SRT (stereotactic radiosurgery/stereotactic radiotherapy) treatments.
September 12, 2014 
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September 12, 2014 — Mevion Medical Systems introduced Hyperscan for the Mevion S250 modular single-room proton therapy system. Benefiting from direct and efficient proton beam generation, Hyperscan’s patented technology allows radiation to be precisely delivered using a sharp beam of radiation, with the tumor being volumetrically scanned in a matter of seconds.
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September 12, 2014 — Varian Medical Systems and Siemens Healthcare will showcase a variety of solutions that bring together Siemens' diagnostic imaging technologies with Varian's advanced therapeutic systems for treating cancer with image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), radiosurgery, proton therapy and brachytherapy at the 55th annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
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When OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Ill., was looking for a cost-effective way to upgrade its portable X-ray fleet, the facility considered a number of alternatives in its capital equipment search.A large teaching hospital that performs about 125,000 diagnostic imaging procedures annually, St. Francis has a radiology department that includes a variety of imaging modalities.By upgrading its CR-based portable X-ray devices, the department was searching for a way to bring a mature but much-needed imaging modality into the digital arena to improve throughput and efficiency, said Juanita Reader, Manager of Diagnostic Radiology In-Patient and Informatics.“We wanted to go to a more digital environment but still be as cost-effective as possible,” Reader said.The hospital considered several different vendors in its search, but ultimately selected Carestream Health of Rochester, N.Y., for its DRX mobile X-ray units. St. Francis purchased one DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray as well as two retrofit kits that allowed insertion of DRX detectors into two of its older, analog, portable GE AMX 4 X-ray machines.By inserting new DRX detectors into its existing inventory of equipment, St. Francis saved money over the cost of buying new systems, added new functionality to some of its workhorse devices, and helped improve its operations on a number of levels, Reader said.
September 12, 2014 News
Mach7 Technologies announced Radiology and Imaging Specialists (RIS) has chosen Mach7 Enterprise Imaging Platform to consolidate and manage all RIS medical imaging services across central Florida.
September 12, 2014 
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Rayence Inc. announced that they have partnered with Instacover for insurance coverage for their flat panel detectors.
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The MRIdian system from ViewRay is now being used to treat patients at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center in Madison, Wis., the second clinical group in the world to treat patients with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided radiation therapy.
September 12, 2014 
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September 11, 2014 — iCAD Inc. will debut the company's latest technological advances and present updates on clinical data and patient outcomes using the Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy (eBx) system in the treatment of cancer during the upcoming American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) meeting, Sept. 14-17.
September 11, 2014 News
September 11, 2014 — Radiation therapy with concurrent paclitaxel chemotherapy following surgery is an effective treatment for patients with high-risk endometrial cancer, according to a study published in the Sept. 1, 2014 edition of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology ? Biology ? Physics (Red Journal), the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
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September 11, 2014 — Elekta is showcasing its Elekta Knowledge Management software, a cloud-based software platform for healthcare providers to gain actionable insight from data, at the 56th annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), Sept. 14-17.
September 11, 2014 
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Growing awareness of the harmful effects of radiation exposure is driving the uptake of ultrasound systems, which are radiation free, less expensive, and more versatile than bigger modalities such as magnetic resonance (MR).
September 11, 2014 
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Varian Medical Systems will showcase technologies developed to support knowledge sharing among oncology professionals at the meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
September 11, 2014 
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Hologic Inc. announced that its 3-D mammography system (Hologic Selenia Dimensions 3-D Breast Tomosynthesis) was named "Best in KLAS" in the digital mammography category based on the results of an annual independent survey of healthcare executives and clinicians by KLAS Research.
September 11, 2014 News
U.S.-based Medtronic said it would purchase Ireland-based Covidien for $42.9 billion, combining two of the world's biggest medical device makers and helping Medtronic savings with a headquarters change.
September 11, 2014 
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Vision RT announced that it will use its exhibit at this year’s American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Francisco to highlight its cutting-edge optical guidance technology.
September 10, 2014 News
Only 25 percent of interviewed ambulatory providers report that meaningful use is having a positive impact on patient care.
September 10, 2014 
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Some say a picture is worth a thousand words, but when that picture is used to study a brain, its worth is immeasurable.
September 10, 2014