Insurer Faces $25.5m Payout After Denial of Proton Therapy Insurer Faces $25.5m Payout After Denial of Proton Therapy
Health insurer Aetna denied proton therapy because it was ' experimental. ' This jury verdict raises the possibility that other denial-of-care suits will follow.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Study: Proton therapy better than radiation for children's brain tumors
Children with brain tumors had better neurocognitive outcomes with proton therapy treatment compared with X-ray radiation therapy, according to a new study. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Proton therapy works well for pediatric brain tumors
Children with brain tumors who were treated with proton therapy had better...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Success of proton therapy may depend on who pays for it (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 6, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Proton therapy for pediatric brain tumors has favorable cognitive outcomes
(Northwestern Memorial HealthCare) Proton therapy treatment for pediatric brain tumor patients is associated with better neurocognitive outcomes compared to x-ray radiation therapy according to a study by Northwestern Medicine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 5, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Varian launches Bravos brachytherapy system
Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems has introduced Bravos, a new...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Varian makes changes at 2 divisions (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 26, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Varian posts mixed results for fiscal 2018
Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems closed out its fiscal 2018 with...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Varian launches single-room proton therapy at ASTRO
Varian acquires oncology software company Noona
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Varian treats 1st patient with Halcyon in India (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 24, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Second proton therapy system coming to Barnes Jewish Hospital in early 2020
A new type of medical scanning technology that would provide precise, radiation therapy for cancer patients will be coming to Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in 2020.
The technology known as pencil-beam scanning will deliver extremely precise treatments of proton therapy, a type of radiation therapy used to treat cancers of the head, chest, spine and other sensitive areas, as well as pediatric cancers.
Siteman Cancer Center is also the home to another… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 23, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Brian Robbins Source Type: news
Second proton therapy system coming to Barnes Jewish Hospital in early 2020
A new type of medical scanning technology that would provide precise, radiation therapy for cancer patients will be coming to Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in 2020.
The technology known as pencil-beam scanning will deliver extremely precise treatments of proton therapy, a type of radiation therapy used to treat cancers of the head, chest, spine and other sensitive areas, as well as pediatric cancers.
Siteman Cancer Center is also the home to another… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - October 23, 2018 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Brian Robbins Source Type: news
Turkish doctors train at Md. Proton Treatment Center with aim to open their own
Three Turkish doctors will be visiting Maryland for training in proton therapy, as Istanbul University plans to launch its own proton center in the next few years. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 23, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Morgan Eichensehr Source Type: news
Varian launches single-room proton therapy at ASTRO
SAN ANTONIO - Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems is launching ProBeam...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Varian delivers cyclotron to Fla. treatment center (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 23, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
New ProBeam 360 Degree Proton Therapy System Allows Adaptive Precision Radiation Therapy
The ProBeam® 360 Degree Proton Therapy System is offered with iterative cone-beam CT imaging and high-definition pencil-beam scanning technology. The system comes with 360-degree rotating gantry that allows efficient Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy. The embedded RapidScan™ technology simplifies the process of motion management. The rotating gantry increases treatment times by the reducing patient repositioning and re-imaging.This story is related to the following:Electrotherapy Equipment (Source: Industrial Newsroom - Health, Medical and Dental Supplies)
Source: Industrial Newsroom - Health, Medical and Dental Supplies - October 23, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Source Type: news
Mevion constructs 2nd proton system in St. Louis
Mevion Medical Systems said it's constructing a second proton therapy system...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Mevion touts scanning milestone (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 22, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Cincinnati Children ’s, UC Health research 1-second cancer treatment
The Proton Therapy Center operated by Cincinnati Children ’s Hospital and UC Health is one of the founding members of the FlashForward Consortium, an international group researching the use of high doses of proton beams delivered at ultra-high speeds to treat cancer.
The so-called flash therapy, which is delivered in one to three sessions that each last less than one second, represents a promising new direction in the treatment of cancer.
The 13-member consortium intends to expand on preclinical… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - October 22, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Barrett J. Brunsman Source Type: news
Cincinnati Children ’s, UC Health research 1-second cancer treatment
The Proton Therapy Center operated by Cincinnati Children ’s Hospital and UC Health is one of the founding members of the FlashForward Consortium, an international group researching the use of high doses of proton beams delivered at ultra-high speeds to treat cancer.
The so-called flash therapy, which is delivered in one to three sessions that each last less than one second, represents a promising new direction in the treatment of cancer.
The 13-member consortium intends to expand on preclinical… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - October 22, 2018 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Barrett J. Brunsman Source Type: news
Maryland Proton Treatment Center offers thermal therapy in combination with proton therapy
(University of Maryland Medical Center) The Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) is now offering deep-tissue external thermal therapy in combination with high-precision proton-beam radiotherapy as a potential way to boost survival chances for certain cancer patients. MPTC is the only center in the world to offer these two treatments at the same facility, an advantage to patients because these therapies are typically given within an hour of each other. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - October 8, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
