Monaco 5 radiation therapy treatment planning system unites capabilities in a single system STOCKHOLM, November 27, 2013 – Monaco® 5, the latest version of Elekta’s Monaco treatment planning system has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food & Drug Administration, making it available for purchase and use in the United States. “Monaco 5 consolidates the […]
Results of Review¹ by Harley Street and University College Hospital London Presented in Online Edition of ‘Radiotherapy and Oncology’ (Green Journal) LONDON, Nov. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Treating early stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with advanced radiotherapy appears to be a viable alternative to surgery, according to researchers who carried out a retrospective comparative study sponsored […]
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. November 26, 2013 –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved NOXAFIL® (posaconazole) 100 mg delayed-release tablets. NOXAFIL delayed-release tablets are a new formulation with a loading dose of 300 mg (three 100 mg delayed-release tablets) twice […]
LISBON, Portugal, Nov. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Leading oncology centers have reported on advances in stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) treatments at the first Varian Edge™ Radiosurgery Symposium, held at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon, Portugal. Experts from leading centers of excellence around the world presented details of the latest in advanced treatment […]
More than 700 CyberKnife® and TomoTherapy® Systems Have Treated More Than Half a Million Patients Worldwide SUNNYVALE, Calif., November 25, 2013 – Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY) announced today continued momentum in global adoption of its CyberKnife® and TomoTherapy® Systems. Accuray has expanded its installed base to more than 700 systems worldwide which have been used to treat more than […]
Learning and Innovation Center to address radiation therapy training needs STOCKHOLM, November 25 – Today, Chinese government officials, key Elekta radiotherapy customers in China and members of Elekta’s senior management inaugurated Elekta’s Learning and Innovation Center (LINC) in Beijing. The three-story, 1,800sq m (19,375sq ft) education and training facility is equipped with Elekta radiation therapy […]
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) today announced that its partner Biocon has received approval for a Mylan-Biocon trastuzumab product from the Drug Controller General of India. This is the first regulatory approval for a Mylan-Biocon developed biosimilar product. The product is a biosimilar to Roche’s Herceptin®, indicated for the treatment […]
LAVAL, Quebec, Nov. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX and TSX: VRX) announced today that Dr. Ari Kellen has been named to Valeant’s Executive Management Team and will assume the role of Executive Vice President/Company Group Chairman, effective January 1, 2014. Dr. Ari Kellen was a senior partner in McKinsey & […]
DEERFIELD, Ill. & BALTIMORE, November 22, 2013 – Officials from Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) and Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) today celebrate the expansion of a unique collaboration between the two parties, with the grand opening of a new Walgreens store adjacent to the JHM campus. The store project is a joint effort to bring […]
By utilizing solar panels, wind turbines and geothermal technology, engineers anticipate the new store will produce energy equal to or greater than it consumes EVANSTON, Ill., November 21, 2013 – Sporting two wind turbines, nearly 850 solar panels and a geothermal system burrowed 550 feet into the ground, Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) today celebrates […]