ASTRO

This page includes the latest news from the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), including news and video coverage from the society's annual meeting. ASTRO is the premier radiation oncology society in the world, with more than 10,000 members who are physicians, nurses, biologist, physicists, radiation therapists, dosimetrists and other healthcare professionals who specialize in treating patients with radiation therapy. 

News | Proton Therapy

May 2, 2019 – IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA) recently announced the first Flash irradiation in an IBA proton therapy ...

Time May 02, 2019
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News | Radiation Therapy

April 26, 2019 — Restrictive prior authorization practices cause unnecessary delays and interference in care decisions ...

Time April 26, 2019
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News | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS)

April 25, 2019 – Philips announced IntelliSpace Radiation Oncology, an intelligent patient management solution to manage ...

Time April 25, 2019
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Technology | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

April 24, 2019 — Accuray announced the launch of its Synchrony motion tracking and correction technology to be used with ...

Time April 24, 2019
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News | Radiology Business

April 15, 2019 – The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) hailed the introduction of federal legislation that ...

Time April 15, 2019
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News | Proton Therapy

April 9, 2019 — Varian, in partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Department of Radiation ...

Time April 09, 2019
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News | Treatment Planning

March 19, 2019 — Zuid-Oost Nederland Protonen Therapie Centrum (ZON-PTC), Maastricht, Netherlands, recently treated its ...

Time March 19, 2019
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News | Proton Therapy

March 13, 2019 — The number of new particle therapy rooms ordered worldwide dropped by almost 20 percent in 2018 ...

Time March 13, 2019
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News | Treatment Planning

March 8, 2019 — Anderson Regional Cancer Center in Meridian, Miss., has treated its first patient using the combination ...

Time March 08, 2019
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Technology | Advanced Visualization

February 27, 2019 — Philips announced the launch of IntelliSpace Portal 11, the latest release of the company’s ...

Time February 27, 2019
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Technology | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

February 21, 2019 — ViewRay Inc. received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market ...

Time February 21, 2019
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News | Radiation Therapy

February 15, 2019 – University of Minnesota Health (M Health) is the first in the United States to begin offering ...

Time February 15, 2019
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Technology | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

February 7, 2019 — The Elekta Unity magnetic resonance radiation therapy (MR/RT) system recently received 510(k) ...

Time February 07, 2019
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News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

January 31, 2019 — The first report from a phase II, multi-center clinical trial indicates stereotactic radiation can ...

Time January 31, 2019
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News | Treatment Planning

January 31, 2019 — Philips announced a collaboration with imaging solutions provider MIM Software Inc. to improve ...

Time January 31, 2019
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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Dave Fornell

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the hot topic discussed at all trade shows, and the 2018 American Society for ...

Time January 30, 2019
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Sponsored Content | Videos | Radiation Therapy

Join Chris Toth, president of Varian’s Oncology Systems business, for a look at product introductions for 2018 plus a ...

Time January 18, 2019
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News | Brachytherapy Systems

January 4, 2018 — Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) indicated a significantly different clinician and patient-reported ...

Time January 04, 2019
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Videos | Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy has become increasingly effective and safe as vendors continue to innovate technologies that benefit ...

Time December 06, 2018
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Sponsored Content | Videos | Radiation Oncology

Accuray's philosophy is to personalize treatments to exactly fit the patient. Senior Director of Marketing Andrew Delao ...

Time November 30, 2018
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