McKesson Corp. announced that it has signed definitive agreements to purchase Vantage Oncology LLC, a leading national provider of radiation oncology, medical oncology and integrated cancer care, and Biologics Inc., an oncology pharmacy services company.

Queen’s University Belfast, in partnership with the Belfast Trust, is leading the world’s first ever trial of a new combination of cancer therapies for patients with advanced prostate cancer, with the hope of prolonging their lives.

At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's 2016 meeting (HIMSS16), Elekta will showcase Elekta Healthcare Analytics. The platform provides advanced dashboards and reports to accelerate data analysis and improve clinical, operational and financial decision making. HIMSS16 convenes Feb. 29-March 4 in Las Vegas.

Radiotherapy effectively damages brain tumors but the cancer cells can repair themselves in order to live on. Now, researchers at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center have tested a strategy that combines radiotherapy with a drug that shuts down the ability of tumors to mend themselves.

Richardson Healthcare, a division of Richardson Electronics Ltd., announced the opening of its diagnostic imaging replacement parts and training center in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

February 26, 2016 — When a child needs repeated X-rays, exposure to radiation is always a concern for parents. A new ...