Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Acuros XB dose calculation algorithm which can complete a RapidArc treatment plan faster than conventional planning algorithms.

Accuray has brought back Bob Wong as general manager of the Asia Pacific region, which he managed between 2005 and 2008.

McKesson has signed a definitive agreement to purchase all outstanding shares of US Oncology for a total cash transaction, including the assumption of US Oncologys outstanding debt, valued at approximately $2.16 billion. The combined organization will focus on offering technologies for the oncology industry.

TomoTherapy, a developer of radiation therapy technologies for cancer care, has announced its financial results for the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30, indicating a decrease in net losses.

Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has chosen RaySearch Laboratories' RayStation treatment planning software to optimize radiation therapy doses.

Women with dense breasts and no lobular involution may face significantly higher risks of developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

The dependence on the use of Relative Value Scale Update Committees (RUC) needs to be re-evaluated and more focus should be placed in primary care, Lori Heim, MD, board chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), wrote to Donald Berwick, MD, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in a letter dated Oct. 8.

More than 2.5 million images and figures from medical and life sciences journals are now available through Images, a new resource for finding images in biomedical literature. The database was developed and will be maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, a division of the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).