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. 

Videos | Proton Therapy

Interview with Peyman Kabolizadeh, M.D., the medical director of Beaumont Proton Therapy Center, Royal Oak, Mich. He ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 30, 2018 — At the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, Oct. 21-24 in San Antonio ...

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Videos | ASTRO

Anne Hubbard, MBA, director of health policy for the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), gives an update on ...

Time October 29, 2018
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News | Radiation Oncology

October 30, 2018 — A highly sensitive blood test that detects minute traces of cancer-specific DNA has been shown to ...

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News | Radiation Oncology

October 30, 2018 — Combinations of radiation and chemotherapy drugs have been shown to cure human papilloma virus (HPV) ...

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News | Radiation Oncology

October 30, 2018 — In the first randomized, phase II clinical trial of its kind, researchers have shown that an ...

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Feature | Prostate Cancer

October 30, 2018 — While popular beliefs and population data suggest that African-American men are at higher risk of ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 30, 2018 - Displayed for the first time at American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2018 annual meeting ...

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Videos

Kristin Higgins, M.D., medical director of radiation oncology at the Emory Clinic at the Winship Cancer Institute, and ...

Time October 29, 2018
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Videos | Radiation Therapy

Elizabeth Chabner-Thompson, M.D., MPH, radiation oncologist, Northern Westchester Hospital, Northwell Health, Mt. Kisco ...

Time October 29, 2018
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News | Proton Therapy

October 29, 2018 — At the 2018 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting, IBA announced the launch ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 29, 2018 — RaySearch exhibited its latest advances in oncology software at the 2018 American Society for ...

Time October 29, 2018
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News | Quality Assurance (QA)

October 26, 2018 — Sun Nuclear Corp. announced the 100th shipment of its new SRS MapCheck for stereotactic radiosurgery ...

Time October 26, 2018
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News | Radiation Therapy

October 26, 2018 — During a recent users meeting, Varian shared details of its development work on an artificial ...

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News | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy

October 25, 2018 — Brainlab unveiled ExacTrac Dynamic at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting ...

Time October 25, 2018
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News | Proton Therapy

October 25, 2018 — IBA announced the first irradiation of a Spot Scanning Proton Arc (SPArc) plan at the Beaumont Health ...

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News | Brachytherapy Systems, Women's Healthcare

October 25, 2018 — iCAD Inc. announced new clinical research demonstrating positive outcomes supporting the use of the ...

Time October 25, 2018
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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Greg Freiherr

They are the most difficult forms of cancer to treat — glioblastoma multiforme, pancreatic and recurrent ovarian. Their ...

Time October 24, 2018
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Technology | Treatment Planning

October 24, 2018 — Siris Medical Inc. announced the release of its new artificial intelligence (AI) treatment decision ...

Time October 24, 2018
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Technology | Computed Tomography (CT)

October 23, 2018 — Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. recently introduced the FCT Embrace computed tomography (CT) ...

Time October 23, 2018
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