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Brachytherapy
New Type of Brachytherapy, Axxentâ„¢, Now Available for Early ... Jan 24, 2006
Brachytherapy is a type of radiation therapy in which the source of radiation is directly implanted into the cavity created when the cancer is surgically ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
FDA Clears Xoft's Axxent(TM) Electronic Brachytherapy System for ... Jan 4, 2006
Xoft, Inc., today announced that it has received clearance from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the Axxent(TM) Electronic Brachytherapy System for ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
New Radiation Therapy For Prostate Cancer, Cesium-131 ... Jan 8, 2006
A new radiation therapy for prostate cancer - Cesium-131 brachytherapy - has fewer side effects than other treatments. NewYork-Presbyterian ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
IBt - International Brachytherapy sa Jan 4, 2006
IBt, International Brachytherapy sa a Belgian ‘start-up' listed on Euronext, designs, produces and sells worldwide a complete range of radiotherapy implants ...
- Company newsgroup (persbericht),
Palladium Brachytherapy Feasible as Adjuvant Treatment of Early ... Jan 12, 2006
...quadrant. "We are using the American brachytherapy guideline for partial breast irradiation," Dr. Pignol told Reuters Health. "About ...
- Cancerpage.com,
Varian Medical Systems Reports Strong Growth in Net Earnings ... Jan 25, 2006
Oncology Systems and X-Ray Products each contributed to robust net order growth with significant gains among emerging businesses in brachytherapy, security and ...
- Black Enterprise,
Prostate Cancer Device Market Set To Triple In Asia And Latin ... Jan 28, 2006
By 2010, the Asian and Latin American markets for brachytherapy seeds, cryoablation, and HIFU devices will gross over $25 million in revenue-more than 3 times ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Internal radiation gets better results for cancer patients Jan 17, 2006
After seeing a fivefold jump in patients the past decade, doctors here have created the Brachytherapy and micro-RT Treatment Center to further develop this ...
- Belleville News-Democrat,
RISO receives first twinned TomoTherapy systems in Netherlands Jan 28, 2006
In addition to equipment for external irradiation, RISO has at its disposal an apparatus for Brachytherapy, the treatment of prostate cancer being one of the ...
- MTBeurope.info,
IsoRay, Inc. Announces North American Licensing Agreement Letter ... Jan 3, 2006
...agreement covering North America and providing IsoRay Medical with access to IBt's proprietary polymer seed technology for use with Cs-131 in brachytherapy. ...
- Business Wire (press release),
Theragenics Corporation(R) Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End ... Jan 18, 2006
Revenue improvements during the year included increases in sales of both TheraSeed(R) and I-Seed brachytherapy products and the inclusion of revenue from CP ...
- Black Enterprise,
‘Statins‘ improve prostate cancer outcome Jan 21, 2006
Statins appear to improve the outcome of prostate cancer treatment with radioactive seed implants -- so-called brachytherapy -- according to a new report. ...
- Brocktown News,
Theragenics Corporation(R) Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End ... Jan 18, 2006
The success of our 2005direct-to-consumer brachytherapy campaign has encouraged us tocontinue these efforts in 2006, with a new twist. ...
- Finanzen.net,
NSA begins screening for prostate cancer Jan 16, 2006
...for prostate cancer, ahead of its implementation, for the first time in Antigua & Barbuda, of a non-surgical treatment for prostate cancer called brachytherapy ...
- AntiguaSun,
Apollo chief for prostate cancer checkup Jan 7, 2006
...include Director of Radiation Oncology at the Melbourne-based Peter Maccalum Cancer Centre Dr Gillian Mary Duchesne and the centre's Brachytherapy chief Dr K ...
- Chennai Online,
Docs Test New Radiation for Breast Cancer Jan 9, 2006
..._Interstitial brachytherapy, where thin tubes are inserted through the breast and pellets of radioactive iodine are temporarily placed in the tubes twice a day ...
- San Francisco Chronicle,
FDA clears Xoft's Axxent for breast cancer Jan 4, 2006
FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Xoft said Wednesday it has been cleared to market its Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System for breast cancer. ...
- United Press International
North American Scientific Reports Record Revenues of $32.2 Million ... Jan 9, 2006
We are also pleased with improvement in brachytherapy sales in the second half of fiscal 2005, and look forward to new product introductions early in fiscal ...
- Business Wire (press release),
Researchers create drug delivery nano-cages Jan 23, 2006
...with the market valued at more than $20 billion, although the use of the technology in this setting is not so advanced as in brachytherapy, (short range ...
- In-PharmaTechnologist.com,
Doctors Test Shorter Radiation Therapies for Breast Cancer Jan 13, 2006
These therapies include a balloon brachytherapy system called MammoSite, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2002, that involves placement of a ...
- Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),
Breast cancer treatment improved Jan 10, 2006
...harbor stray cancer cells, those near the original tumor — and most methods do so from inside the breast. —Interstitial brachytherapy, where thin tubes are ...
- Berkshire Eagle,
North American Scientific Delivers Serial Tomotherapy Treatment ... Jan 10, 2006
...for the PEACOCK system and continue to pursue additional registrations in China for our BAT(R) image guidance product, as well as our brachytherapy products.". ...
- Business Wire (press release),
New radiation therapy for prostate cancer Jan 6, 2006
6 (UPI) -- A new radiation therapy for prostate cancer -- Cesium-131 brachytherapy -- has fewer side effects than other treatments, says a New York researcher. ...
- United Press International
NSMC opens ambulatory care center in Danvers Jan 17, 2006
Cancer treatment services in Peabody include brachytherapy and linear accelerators for integrated modular radiation therapy - and access to a wide range of ...
- The Daily Item of Lynn,
Theragenics Corporation(R) Announces Schedule for Fourth Quarter ... Jan 10, 2006
...conference ID # 4190223. Theragenics Corporation(R) (NYSE:TGX) is a provider of brachytherapy and surgical products. In Buford, Ga ...
- Genetic Engineering News,
JHM Alliance Provides First Two Grants for Tech Development Jan 17, 2006
...for the development of the first fully MRI-compatible robot, which is being tested at Johns Hopkins for fully automated prostate brachytherapy, or radioactive ...
- Johns Hopkins Gazette,
Theragenics loss widens in 2005 Jan 18, 2006
In August, the company reported a restructuring to focus on its two main lines of business -- brachytherapy seeds and medical device product lines from its ...
- Atlanta Business Chronicle,
NSA Medical Centre to expand in 2006 Dec 30, 2005
There are also plans to expand the centre’s geriatric medical services and to offer brachytherapy. Brachytherapy is a non surgical ...
- AntiguaSun,
Implant market worth $36 B in '09 -- study Jan 19, 2006
...in that category including phakic intraocular lenses for correcting nearsightedness, retinal implants for macular degeneration, brachytherapy for cancer ...
- United Press International
Protox receives FDA clearance to begin Phase I prostate cancer ... Jan 16, 2006
Current treatment options for localized prostate cancer include surgery (radical prostatectomy), brachytherapy (implantation of radioactive seeds), and ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release),
US centre, Apollo in cancer pact Dec 29, 2005
For certain types of cancer, radiation is the only treatment needed. Radiation treatments include IMRT, brachytherapy and steriotactic radio surgery". ...
- Rediff,
`Treatment of future' for breast cancer Jan 5, 2006
...patients. He is also planning to test the treatment, called brachytherapy, already used in prostate cancer, to other types of cancer. ...
- Toronto Star,
The People's Encyclopedia Jan 2, 2006
Wikibooks project, anybody can help write school textbooks by, say, augmenting the chapter on Saint Sava in "Serbian History" or the brachytherapy section in ...
- Newsweek
Lipid Sciences, Inc. Files Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) ... Dec 29, 2005
Dr. Ron Waksman, Director, Experimental Angioplasty and Vascular Brachytherapy Cardiovascular Research Institute, and Associate Director, Division of Cardiology ...
- Market Wire (press release)
'Mind, body and spirit' Dec 28, 2005
Among the revolutionary equipment is a linear accelerator to zero in on tumors and low-dose rate brachytherapy equipment that enables physicians to insert ...
- Great Falls Tribune,
COMPREHENSIVE, COMPASSIONATE BREAST CARE Jan 12, 2006
Radiation treatment options at Huntington include Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), and MammoSite breast brachytherapy. ...
- Arcadia Weekly,
Scanning the scans Jan 8, 2006
...can be administered externally (3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy) or by placing seeds right into the gland to cure early prostate cancer (brachytherapy). ...
- ITP.net,
IsoRay Medical's Cesium-131 Brachytherapy Treatment Combined with ... Nov 22, 2005
Beam Radiation Therapy (EBT). It marks the world's first dual therapy combining Cesium-131 brachytherapy with EBT. "This is an important ...
- Business Wire (press release),
DRAXIS Radiopharmaceutical Unit Increases Focus on Radioactive ... Nov 22, 2005
New radiotherapeutic iodine kit approved by FDA Brachytherapy products to be discontinued MISSISSAUGA, ON, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
90 Percent of Radiation Oncology Professionals Surveyed Believe ... Nov 4, 2005
This may change with the widespread adoption of Electronic Brachytherapy, a new technology designed to deliver localized, non-radioactive radiation treatment ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
New Brachytherapy Device Creates Stir at Denver Oncology ... Nov 3, 2005
3 /PRNewswire/ -- A new device called TargetScan(TM), designed to improve the accuracy of brachytherapy treatments, earned accolades at the annual meeting for ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Fertility After Prostate Brachytherapy Possible Nov 10, 2005
...belief, men with prostate cancer who have tiny radioactive seeds implanted in the prostate to destroy the cancer, a treatment called brachytherapy, are not ...
- Cancerpage.com,
New radiation therapy boasts shorter treatment time, fewer side ... Nov 10, 2005
Xoft Inc., a Fremont-based biotechnology company, has recently introduced a new type of radiation treatment called electronic brachytherapy. ...
- Stanford Daily
Learn the Signs and Symptoms of Lung Cancer Nov 21, 2005
...therapy: Radiation oncologists have two main weapons against lung cancer — external beam radiation therapy and internal radiation, called brachytherapy. ...
- Newswise (press release)
320 miles for treatment Nov 16, 2005
...fund it. So patients have to travel to Cookridge Hospital in Leeds, where funding is available for the brachytherapy. Malcolm Perry ...
- The Sun,
"Prostate Cancer Essentials for Survival" Booklet Series Published ... Nov 11, 2005
The new booklets examine the subjects of prostate cancer recurrence, hormonal therapy, brachytherapy (radioactive seed implants) and state-of-the-art Intensity ...
- Emediawire (press release),
Malignant margin in wedge resection for peripheral lung cancer and ... Nov 11, 2005
...coworkers. 3 Radiation therapy has been indicated, either brachytherapy 4,5 or local radiotherapy, 1 to prevent such failures. As ...
- The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1000th Prostate Cancer Patient Treated With IsoCord(R) at Kuopio ... Nov 9, 2005
The so-called seed implantation or seed brachytherapy features miniaturized titanium capsules filled with radioactive iodine-125 which are minimally invasive ...
- PR Newswire UK (press release),
IsoRay Medical, Inc. to Expand Cesium-131 Isotope Production with ... Nov 3, 2005
...the sole manufacturer and distributor of Cesium-131 isotope seeds used in brachytherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, will be expanding its production ...
- Business Wire (press release),
Increase in Capital – IBt - Exercise of warrants Oct 28, 2005
IBt, International Brachytherapy sa a Belgian ‘start-up' listed on Euronext, designs, produces and sells worldwide a complete range of radiotherapy implants ...
- CompanynewsGroup (Communiqués de presse),
IsoRay, Inc. Announces Commencement of OTCBB Quotations Under the ... Nov 3, 2005
Vice President -- Operations, commented on the nomination, "IsoRay is pleased that the PNNL has chosen to nominate IsoRay's 131Cs brachytherapy seed project ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Alternative Approach to Breast Irradiation Shows Promise Nov 2, 2005
...of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, a one-week course of radiation therapy administered by balloon brachytherapy after lumpectomy ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Remote-control prostate surgery shows advantages over conventional ... Nov 9, 2005
Some medical centers use another procedure called brachytherapy, in which radioactive pellets are implanted in the prostate to kill cancer cells. ...
- Seattle Times,
Varian Medical Systems Reports Growth in Net Earnings, Revenues ... Oct 26, 2005
The company's Ginzton Technology Center and its BrachyTherapy unit recorded combined fourth quarter revenues of $13 million, up $1 million from the year-ago ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
pSivida Announces BrachySil(TM) Phase IIb Clinical Trials for ... Oct 31, 2005
PSI) today announced that Phase IIb clinical trials have commenced with BrachySil(TM) (32-P BioSilicon(TM)) as a potential new brachytherapy treatment for ...
- Genetic Engineering News,
Brain and Spinal Cord Tumours Nov 8, 2005
Researchers are studying brachytherapy (small radioactive pellets implanted directly into the tumour), advanced medication and techniques for chemotherapy and ...
- Health24.com,
Affibody and National Cancer Institute, NIH, to Develop Molecular ... Nov 7, 2005
...treatment planning. A brachytherapy program has been developed in the context of an intraoperative MR-guided surgical suite. In ...
- PrimeZone (press release),
Varian Medical Systems Reports Growth in Net Earnings, Revenues ... Oct 26, 2005
...improvement in annual operating earnings for the X-ray Products business." Other The company's Ginzton Technology Center and its BrachyTherapy unit recorded ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Long-term Hormone Use Helps Prostate Cancer Patients Live Longer Nov 1, 2005
4, 2004) -- High-risk prostate cancer patients who undergo a combination of hormonal therapy, radioactive seed implant (also called brachytherapy) and external ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Breast cancer breakthrough offers hope to women Oct 24, 2005
...not possible. The radioactive seeds, used in a procedure called brachytherapy, can target the cancer in those places. The researchers ...
- Pravda,
(PRN) - Ammended conference call notice ... [+] Nov 4, 2005
...[+]. (PRN) - 90 Percent of Radiation Oncology Professionals Surveyed Believe Electronic Brachytherapy is an Exciting New Cancer Treatment Tool ... [+. ...
- Bolsamania.com,
Mentor Reports Second Quarter Financial Results and Reiterates ... Oct 31, 2005
...sales 58,672 54,322 8% 132,798 119,866 11% ---- Penile implants 6,559 6,197 6% 13,421 12,547 7% Brachytherapy 4,110 3,788 9 ...
- Business Wire (press release),
Noted Georgetown Physician-Scientist Richard G. Pestell, MD, Ph.D. ... Nov 3, 2005
KCC conducts a variety of initiatives in clinical research, including programs in urologic cancer, prostate brachytherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, targeted ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
North American Scientific to Present at the CIBC World Markets ... Nov 7, 2005
They include radioisotope-based brachytherapy seeds, used primarily in the treatment of prostate cancer, marketed under the trade name Prospera(R); Intensity ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Equine Cancer Nov 1, 2005
..."Studies in rodents, however, have shown that interstitial brachytherapy, performed within the first five post operative days, is associated with significant ...
- TheHorse.com,
St. Rita’s offers new treatment Nov 1, 2005
...samples. Prior to the lumpectomy surgery, a decision is made to insert the balloon brachytherapy device near the surgery site. When ...
- Delphos Herald,
Many NH women who get mammograms fail to return for screenings Oct 30, 2005
..."We have treated over 50 patients at Dartmouth with MammoSite brachytherapy with excellent short-term results," said Dr. Richard Barth, associate professor of ...
- Portsmouth Herald News,
HEALTH BRIEFS Oct 26, 2005
...three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, offering 3-D views of tumors and surrounding areas for exact positioning of radiation; brachytherapy, or placement of ...
- Times Herald-Record,
HealthFirst-Mammosite Oct 28, 2005
Reif says this makes Mammosite less traumatic than whole breast radiation and more simplified than standard brachytherapy, which delivers radioactive seeds ...
- ABC12.com,
pSivida to present at Lux Executive Summit in Cambridge ... Oct 24, 2005
...across the high growth healthcare sector, including controlled release drug delivery, targeted cancer therapies (including brachytherapy and localized ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
New treatments suggest that cancer is on the run! Oct 24, 2005
...have invaded bones and blood vessels and further surgery is not possible, so the radioactive seeds are used in a procedure called brachytherapy, and target the ...
- News-Medical.net,
Cytogen Reports Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results Nov 2, 2005
...iii) the publication and presentation of outcomes data, (iv) clinical development of image-guided applications including brachytherapy, intensity modulated ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Department of Oncology, McGill University, 2215 Dover Rd, Montreal ... Nov 2, 2005
Finally, newer technologies are making their way into our practice and not just brachytherapy, which potentially offers less lung injury, and more concentrated ...
- The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
MBS update: New bone test rebate Oct 25, 2005
A change to the restrictions on brachytherapy for prostate cancer to specify that the treatment is for localised malignancy at clinical stages T1 or T2. ...
- AustralianDoctor.com (subscription),
Prostate Cancer Information from Treatment to Coping at www. ... Nov 3, 2005
Down the left hand side are the categories: brachytherapy, chemotherapy, cryotherapy, prostatectomy ( surgery ), external radiation therapy, and watchful ...
- I-Newswire.com (press release)
TOPIC OF THE DAY: Cancer treatment Nov 1, 2005
...tumor was removed. Breast brachytherapy involves placing flexible plastic catheters or a balloon into the breast. Over the course ...
- Asbury Park Press,
Paying a premium for health Nov 5, 2005
Most recently, members have been able to claim for brachytherapy - a high-tech treatment for prostate cancer, which can cost up to $27,000. ...
- New Zealand Herald,
Manatee Young Professionals to meet Nov 2, 2005
101. Sarasota-based Dattoli Cancer Center & Brachytherapy Research Institute recently launched a new Web site at www.dattoli.com. ...
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune,
Calgary pioneers prostate therapy Oct 31, 2005
Physicians at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre say the new treatment -- intraoperative brachytherapy -- reduces nasty side effects associated with prostate cancer ...
- LaSalute.net,
IBt - International Brachytherapy sa Sep 15, 2005
In accordance with the applicable regulatory provisions, IBt presents below its half-yearly results under IFRS reporting standards. ...
- CompanynewsGroup (Communiqués de presse)
Dissecting radiation therapy Oct 1, 2005
What is the difference between external radiation therapy, internal radiation therapy (brachytherapy), and systemic radiation therapy? ...
- Malaysia Star
Implant Sciences Announces the Execution of an Exclusive Supply ... Sep 27, 2005
...international medical-technology Group with installations at over 3,000 hospitals around the world., to supply the Company's Brachytherapy treatment planning ...
- Business Wire (press release)
ECCC quick facts Oct 1, 2005
High Dose Rate Brachytherapy: This is a form of internal radiation in which radioactive sources, are used to treat breast, prostate and gynecologic cancers. ...
- Huntington Herald Dispatch
Speed Of PSA Rise Helps Predict Survival For Prostate Cancer ... Oct 1, 2005
4, 2004) -- High-risk prostate cancer patients who undergo a combination of hormonal therapy, radioactive seed implant (also called brachytherapy) and external ...
- Science Daily (press release)
In praise of US health care Sep 30, 2005
Because I live in a country with a free-market health-care system, I had a choice of treatments: surgery, external radiation, brachytherapy. ...
- Washington Times
Presby opens specialized center for cancer Sep 26, 2005
Presbyterian Cancer Center has opened a center dedicated to high-dose rate brachytherapy, a treatment in which radiation is placed in or near a tumor. ...
- Charlotte Business Journal
New treatments help women fight breast cancer Sep 30, 2005
...tumor was removed. Breast brachytherapy involves placing flexible plastic catheters or a balloon into the breast. Over the course ...
- Moorpark Acorn
Chinese State Food and Drug Administration Grants NOMOS Radiation ... Sep 20, 2005
...in the process of registering in China its BAT(R) family of products for image-guided radiation therapy, as well as Prospera(R) I-125 brachytherapy seeds for ...
- Genetic Engineering News
Novoste calls off ONI deal Sep 26, 2005
Norcross-based Novoste develops advanced medical treatments for coronary and vascular diseases and is the worldwide leader in vascular brachytherapy.
- Atlanta Business Chronicle
Novoste Shareholders Block Merger With ONI Sep 27, 2005
Novoste is focused on vascular brachytherapy which is radiation therapy delivered inside an artery to prevent it from re-closing (restenosis).
- Local Tech Wire
UAMS taps cancer specialist Sep 18, 2005
Center at UAMS has aimed at ensuring men in Arkansas access to state-of-theart treatment for prostate cancer, including real-time brachytherapy, an advanced ...
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription)
pSivida Completes Manufacturing Infrastructure for BrachySil ... Sep 21, 2005
...for the treatment of inoperable primary liver cancer, where it is delivered directly into the tumors without surgery, a procedure known as brachytherapy. ...
- Nanotechwire.com
North American Scientific Reports Third Quarter Results Sep 6, 2005
Modulated Radiation Therapy and Image Guided Radiation Therapy) products and services, and $3.1 million from Radiation Sources (brachytherapy and other ...
- Business Wire (press release)
Implant Sciences wins Medicare reimbursement OK for radiation ... Sep 14, 2005
...approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services effective October 1, 2005 for its new Ytterbium-169 (Yb-169) brachytherapy radiation source. ...
- Boston Mass High Tech
Implant Sciences Receives CMS Payment Code for New Radioactive ... Sep 14, 2005
...a payment code from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") effective October 1, 2005 for its new Ytterbium-169 ("Yb-169") brachytherapy source. ...
- Business Wire (press release)
Radiation machine to cut cancer treatment time Sep 19, 2005
The Launceston General Hospital (LGH) has received a state-of-the-art radiation therapy machine to deliver brachytherapy treatment. ...
- ABC Regional Online
Cancer clinic will bring new therapy to Lake, Polk Sep 19, 2005
Institute also will use prostate seed implants -- implanted radioactive "seeds" used to treat prostate cancer, and MammoSite brachytherapy, which requires ...
- Orlando Sentinel
Top Universities to Test New Technology Targeting Prostate Cancer Sep 20, 2005
...ability to conduct repeatable biopsies could significantly impact the success of new cancer-treatment deliveries, such as brachytherapy and cryotherapy, which ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Good Short Term Outcomes Achieved With Accelerated Partial Breast ... Sep 2, 2005
2, 2005 (Reuters Health) - After breast conserving surgery for breast cancer, accelerated partial breast irradiation using balloon brachytherapy is associated ...
- Cancerpage.com
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week - September 19-25 Sep 15, 2005
Current research and recent successes include: - Research looking at how to improve brachytherapy - a promising prostate cancer treatment approach whereby tiny ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release)
Radiation Boost Cuts Prostate Cancer Failures by Half Sep 13, 2005
...is more or less efficacious than other less expensive and more commonly available conformal techniques or, for that matter, than brachytherapy or surgery. ...
- MedPage Today
Prostate Cancer Surgery is Misleadingly Advertised - Alleges ... Sep 9, 2005
Dr. Hennenfent points out that with such a high failure rate and high adverse reaction rate for surgery, men need to look at brachytherapy, cryoablation, 3 ...
- PR Leap (press release)
Robot Exhibition to Highlight WTEC International Study of Robotics Sep 14, 2005
The exhibit will also show two compact, image-guided robot systems developed for prostate biopsy and brachytherapy applications.
- National Institutes of Health (press release)
pSivida to Present at ThinkEquity Partners Conference in San ... Sep 13, 2005
...across the high growth healthcare sector, including controlled release drug delivery, targeted cancer therapies (including brachytherapy and localized ...
- Business Wire (press release)
Ablatherm(r) HIFU Prostate Cancer Treatment a Safe Alternative Sep 10, 2005
Additional treatment options for localized prostate cancer includes brachytherapy, a surgical procedure during which radioactive pellets are inserted into the ...
- eMaxHealth.com
When Radiation Fear Kills Sep 5, 2005
Best of all for a number of the cancers the positive response rate and/or survival rates using either cell targeted therapy or brachytherapy (insertion of ...
- Hawaii Reporter
Heat Therapy for Cervical Cancer Feasible Sep 15, 2005
All the women received external radiation to the pelvis, and all but 3 of them received internal radiation (brachytherapy), too. ...
- American Cancer Society (press release)
Combining Three Lines of Attack Effective Against Cervical Cancer Aug 30, 2005
...modalities, the researchers enrolled 68 patients. They were given external-beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy. Most (97%) also had at ...
- Cancerpage.com
SEN. KENNY: I HAVE CANCER Aug 31, 2005
...disease. Other treatments include Brachytherapy, where a radioactive seed is placed in the prostate, and traditional radiation therapy. ...
- The Jersey Journal
Advanced Imaging Techniques Help in Prostate Cancer Treatment Aug 31, 2005
Harvey chose an intensive type of treatment called brachytherapy, in which tiny radioactive seeds are implanted within the prostate where they emit high doses ...
- Newswise (press release)
Dr. Angel performing two new cancer fighting procedures Aug 31, 2005
In a system modeled after the brachytherapy insertion techniques already used by radiation oncologists and urologists, ultra-thin needles are inserted through ...
- Central Kentucky News Journal
pSivida Becomes Founding Member of the NASDAQ Health Care Index30 Jul 2005
...across the high growth healthcare sector, including controlled release drug delivery, targeted cancer therapies (including brachytherapy and localized ...
- Nanotechwire.com
Theragenics Corporation(R) Secures Major GPO Agreement; Company ...Jul 28, 2005
BUFORD, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 2005--Theragenics Corporation(R) (NYSE: TGX), a provider of brachytherapy and wound closure products that include ...
- Business Wire
New Planning Tool Streamlines Brachytherapy Treatments and ...Jul 19, 2005
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- An innovative new brachytherapy planning tool from Varian Medical Systems is enabling clinics to ...
- Yahoo News
AAPM Summer School on BrachytherapyJul 18, 2005
This is a conference for medical physicists and focuses on localized treatment of cancers. Scheduled July 18-22, 2005, this conference ...
- Seattle University
Electronic Brachytherapy Accurately Delivers Non-Radioactive ...Jul 24, 2005
SEATTLE -- Four Abstracts Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Validate That Electronic Brachytherapy Consistently Delivers ...
- dBusinessNews Seattle
Innovative new brachytherapy planning toolJul 19, 2005
An innovative new brachytherapy planning tool from Varian Medical Systems is enabling clinics to streamline prostate cancer treatments and improve patient ...
- News-Medical.net
Varian Medical Systems Reports Growth in Earnings, Revenues, Net ...Jul 27, 2005
The company's Ginzton Technology Center, together with its BrachyTherapy operations, recorded combined third quarter revenues of $12 million, up 20 percent ...
- Yahoo News
In Prostate Cancer Treatment, Quality of Life Better with ...Jul 20, 2005
NEW YORK JUL 19, 2005 (Reuters Health) - In men with localized prostate cancer, high-dose rate brachytherapy has a better outcome for sexual life than does ...
- Cancerpage.com
North American Scientific Announces Agreement With ONCURA for ...Jul 21, 2005
NASI) today announced that it has entered into a worldwide non-exclusive agreement to supply its Prospera(R) palladium-103 prostate brachytherapy source to ...
- Business Wire
BSD Medical Anticipates Patent for New Device to Optimize ...Jul 26, 2005
The patent is being secured as the basis for a new disposable device that would enable the use of simultaneous brachytherapy (interstitial radiation) and ...
- PrimeZone
BSD Medical receives notice of allowance for new patentJul 26, 2005
The patent is being secured as the basis for a new disposable device that would enable the use of simultaneous brachytherapy (interstitial radiation) and ...
- News-Medical.net
Theragenics Corporation(R) Reports Second Quarter 2005 ...Jul 19, 2005
Theragenics Corporation(R) (NYSE: TGX), a provider of brachytherapy products that include TheraSeed(R), its premier palladium-103 prostate cancer treatment ...
- Black Enterprise
IBt : Prostate cancer : First patient treated with OptiSeedTMJul 7, 2005
IBt announces that it has treated its first patient with its new OptiSeed103 polymer brachytherapy implant (seed). The first implant ...
- Companynewsgroup (Comunicados de prensa)
Combination Hormone/Vaccine Therapy For Prostate Cancer May ...Jul 28, 2005
4, 2004) -- High-risk prostate cancer patients who undergo a combination of hormonal therapy, radioactive seed implant (also called brachytherapy) and external ...
- Science Daily
Log in Register NowJul 27, 2005
...geographically. - Potential market for fem-pop angioplasty, stenting, brachytherapy, laser therapy and plaque excision. - Leading ...
- Genetic Engineering News
Horse flown in from US for life-saving cancer careJul 28, 2005
He then underwent 13 days of a treatment called brachytherapy, which meant wires directing radiation were implanted round his eye and nose, followed by two ...
- ic Liverpool
Radiation therapy: Using radioactivity to kill cancer cellsJul 26, 2005
Also known as brachytherapy (brak-e-THER-uh-pee), internal radiation is typically used when your doctor needs to deliver a high dose of radiation to a small ...
- MayoClinic.com
Dear Doctor: Cancer of the tongue has poor prognosisJul 26, 2005
...irradiation to the primary tumor, as well as to the affected neck nodes without causing further damage to the neighboring tissues is called brachytherapy. ...
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Theragenics Corporation(R) Reports Second Quarter 2005 ...Jul 19, 2005
BUFORD, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 2005--Theragenics Corporation(R) (NYSE: TGX), a provider of brachytherapy products that include TheraSeed(R), its ...
- Business Wire
Wellington cancer doctors fed upJul 11, 2005
Brachytherapy is an important treatment for cervical cancer, delivering focused radiation without the side-effects of other treatments. ...
- Stuff.co.nz
Men continue to have normal life after radiation for prostate ...Jul 15, 2005
...enrolled 98 men from 24 institutions and set out to gauge the health-related quality of life in patients receiving low-dose rate prostate brachytherapy, a form ...
- Medical News Today
Theragenics Corporation(R) Appoints Frank J. Tarallo Chief ...Jul 20, 2005
BUFORD, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 2005--Theragenics Corporation(R) (NYSE: TGX), a provider of brachytherapy products that include TheraSeed(R), its ...
- Business Wire
Theragenics in the red in the second quarterJul 19, 2005
..."We are pleased with the positive performance of both our core brachytherapy seed and wound closure businesses," Jacobs said. "Our ...
- Atlanta Business Chronicle
Sisters share fight with breast cancerJul 20, 2005
...breast while it was still very small, surgeons removed it and then doctors treated her with a method called “high dose rate brachytherapy.� That treatment ...
- Reno Gazette Journal
Prostate treatment with low side effects:-Jul 16, 2005
98 men from 24 institutions and set out to gauge the health-related quality of life in patients receiving low-dose rate prostate brachytherapy -- a form of ...
- Webindia123
North American Scientific Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance to Market ...Jul 7, 2005
They include radioisotope-based brachytherapy seeds, used primarily in the treatment of prostate cancer, marketed under the trade name Prospera(R); Intensity ...
- Business Wire
Men maintain normal life after radiation therapyJul 19, 2005
...enrolled 98 men from 24 institutions to evaluate the health-related quality of life in patients receiving low-dose rate prostate brachytherapy, which involves ...
- Cancerfacts.com
Prostate Cancer Radiation: Normal Life Later?Jul 22, 2005
Radiation treatment can involve external beam treatment or radiation emitted from radioactive "seeds" implanted in the prostate (prostate brachytherapy). ...
- WebMD
North American Scientific Announces Annual Stockholders' MeetingJul 12, 2005
They include radioisotope-based brachytherapy seeds, used primarily in the treatment of prostate cancer, marketed under the trade name Prospera(R), Intensity ...
- Genetic Engineering News
Theragenics Corporation(R) Announces Schedule for Second Quarter ...Jul 11, 2005
BUFORD, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2005--Theragenics Corporation(R) (NYSE:TGX), a leading provider of brachytherapy products including TheraSeed(R) (www ...
- Business Wire
New support group proposedJul 21, 2005
...look at his treatment options. He said his options came down to surgery, brachytherapy or radiation therapy. He did a combination ...
- Siskiyou Daily News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Adds ...Jul 12, 2005
ONCURA was created through the merger of Amersham plc's (now GE Healthcare) brachytherapy business and Galil Medical Ltd's urology business. ...
- Yahoo News
Prostate Laser Services of America, LLC Now Forming Stand Alone ...Jul 1, 2005
Atlanta (PRWEB) June 30, 2005 -- Prostate Laser Services of America, LLC has acquired the Greenlight Laser portion of a brachytherapy and laser company. ...
- ArriveNet
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