July 29, 2009 - A group of researchers at Johns Hopkins University has designed nanoparticles that can carry cancer-treating radioisotopes through the body and deliver them selectively to tumors. Today in Anaheim, CA, they will report the latest results of their research, including studies in animal models, at the 51st meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).

July 29, 2009 – Nucletron focused on its Model-Based Segmentation (MBS) module and its VMAT treatment planning solution at the AAPM 51st Annual Meeting taking place from July 26-30 in Anaheim, Calif.

Nucletron is featuring software modules for Model-Based Segmentation (MBS) and treatment planning of Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy (IMAT).

July 29, 2009 - At this year's AAPM annual meeting, Philips Healthcare is focusing on the integrated SmartArc module, available with Pinnacle³ Version 9, designed to provide the tools to create rotational intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) plans using a conventional linear accelerator and a conventional multileaf collimator (MLC).

July 29, 2009 - Doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have developed a "molecular imaging" technique for detecting cancer in dense breast tissue using radioactive tracers.

July 29, 2009 - SenoRx is featuring the Contura Multi-Lumen Balloon (MLB) Catheter for delivering brachytherapy to the surgical margins following lumpectomy for breast cancer in booth 762 at the AAPM 51st Annual Meeting that is taking place in Anaheim, Calif., from July 26-29. SenoRx representatives are demonstrating how Contura is a leader in MLB breast brachytherapy.

July 29, 2009 - Standard Imaging is highlighting QA BeamChecker Plus Communication software version 2.2 at the AAPM 51st Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif.

This is a free upgrade to its current application, adding rotational QA functionality to assist users in maintaining consistent output of their treatment machines.

July 29, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems is exhibiting the RapidArc linear accelerator and BrachyVision Acuros, among other technologies, at the AAPM 51st Annual Meeting, July 26-30, 2009, in Ahaheim, Calif.

July 29, 2009 - A new proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to cut payments for radiation therapy treatments would cause many cancer centers to close, stop accepting Medicare patients, lay off support staff and reduce services to cancer patients, according to a survey conducted by ASTRO, the American Society for Radiation Oncology. 

July 29, 2009 - CIVCO Medical Solutions is featuring Body Pro-Lok for SBRT at AAPM booth #481.
Introduced at AAPM 2008, Body Pro-Lok is an immobilization tool at numerous clinics over the last year, both for SBRT and other treatment procedures.

July 27, 2009 – Orbital Therapy announces the installation of ClearVue prone breast tables in the radiation therapy department of New York University School of Medicine.

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