BOSTONWomen with early stage breast cancer who choose lumpectomy andradiation as their treatment option may be able to significantlyshorten their total treatment time using 3D conformal radiation therapy(3DCRT), according to new research from the Radiation Therapy OncologyGroup (RTOG) presented at the American Society for TherapeuticRadiology and Oncology (ASTRO) 50th annual meeting.

BOSTON - While a room full of attendees sat down to lunch, a panel of speakers provided updates on the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) new efforts to improve the quality of healthcare and control costs at the Health Policy Socioeconomic Luncheon during the 50th annual meeting ofthe American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO).

BOSTON—Women with breast cancer, who are treated with lumpectomy and radiation, report a high level of overall quality of life several years after treatment that is comparable to a general sampling of the adult women U.S. population, according to a survey presented Sunday at the 50th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiologyand Oncology (ASTRO).

A pair of studies examining utilization of Cianna Medical’s SAVI breast brachytherapy device has reported positive clinical experiences, according to the Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based firm.

BOSTON – For men with locally advanced prostate cancer the addition ofradiation treatment to anti-androgen hormone therapy reduces the riskof dying of prostate cancer by 50 percent, compared to those who haveanti-androgen hormone treatment alone, according to a randomized studypresented today at the 50th annual meeting of the American Society forTherapeutic Radiology and Oncology's (ASTRO).

Radiation therapy device developer Varian Medical Systems and Siemens Healthcare reported that the two companies will work together using industry standard interfaces to connect Varian's ARIA Oncology Information System and Siemens' syngo Suite for Oncology.

Philips Healthcare is showing three systems for oncology imaging, MR,CT, and PET/CT at the 50th annual meeting of the American Society forTherapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston this week.

Radiation therapy device and software developer Elekta unwrapped avariety of product innovations to improve the planning, workflowmanagement and delivery of radiation therapy at the 50th annual meetingof the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)in Boston this week.