Radiation Oncology

Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that uses radiation therapy to treat cancer. The radiation therapy channel covers all aspects of radiation oncology technology. Radiation therapy includes linear accelerators (LINAC), proton therapybrachytherapyimage guided radiation therapy (IGRT)focused ultrasoundstereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), treatment planning systems and tomotherapy.

News | Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

August 14, 2015 — Combining intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) with chemotherapy to treat locally advanced ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

August 12, 2015 — A new study reports women who receive a shorter course of whole breast radiation therapy for early ...

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News | Quality Assurance (QA)

August 11, 2015 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) recently published a statement regarding its Radiation ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

August 11, 2015 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) released a statement applauding U.S. Sens. Richard ...

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News | Brachytherapy Systems, Women's Healthcare

August 7, 2015 — Theragenics Corp. has reached an agreement with Advanced Radiation Therapy LLC to distribute the ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

August 7, 2015 — Philips and Profound Medical Corp., a Toronto-based medical device company, announced a joint ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

August 7, 2015 — Recent advances in the understanding of cancer have led to more personalized therapies, such as drugs ...

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News | Proton Therapy

August 6, 2015 — Mevion Medical Systems announced today that it has entered into an investment agreement where up to ...

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Technology | Quality Assurance (QA)

August 6, 2015 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced the successful debut of the IBA Dosimetry Support Portal ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

August 5, 2015 — Pets are at risk of getting cancer just like humans. Of the estimated 70-80 million dogs and 74-96 ...

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News | Women's Health

August 5, 2015 — A Coral Springs, Florida, surgeon is among the first in the state to adopt an innovative new device ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

August 4, 2015 — The American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has raised concerns about proposed additional ...

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News | Treatment Planning

August 3, 2015 — Leading radiosurgery experts presented their experiences with Automatic Brain Metastases Planning ...

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Videos | Radiation Oncology

Joseph Deasy, Ph.D., discusses his study on dose-volume relations for late rectal bleeding in 1,001 patients from five ...

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News | Proton Therapy

July 29, 2015 — Teams at the Willis-Knighton Cancer Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, have achieved high levels of ...

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Videos | Radiation Oncology

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) President John Boone, Ph.D., discusses the impact of imaging in ...

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