August 14, 2015 — Combining intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) with chemotherapy to treat locally advanced ...
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 therapy, brachytherapy, image guided radiation therapy (IGRT), focused ultrasound, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), treatment planning systems and tomotherapy.
August 12, 2015 — A new study reports women who receive a shorter course of whole breast radiation therapy for early ...
August 11, 2015 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) recently published a statement regarding its Radiation ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
August 11, 2015 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) released a statement applauding U.S. Sens. Richard ...
August 7, 2015 — Theragenics Corp. has reached an agreement with Advanced Radiation Therapy LLC to distribute the ...
August 7, 2015 — Philips and Profound Medical Corp., a Toronto-based medical device company, announced a joint ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
August 7, 2015 — Recent advances in the understanding of cancer have led to more personalized therapies, such as drugs ...
August 6, 2015 — Mevion Medical Systems announced today that it has entered into an investment agreement where up to ...
August 6, 2015 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced the successful debut of the IBA Dosimetry Support Portal ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
August 5, 2015 — Pets are at risk of getting cancer just like humans. Of the estimated 70-80 million dogs and 74-96 ...
August 5, 2015 — A Coral Springs, Florida, surgeon is among the first in the state to adopt an innovative new device ...
August 4, 2015 — The American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has raised concerns about proposed additional ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
August 3, 2015 — Leading radiosurgery experts presented their experiences with Automatic Brain Metastases Planning ...
Joseph Deasy, Ph.D., discusses his study on dose-volume relations for late rectal bleeding in 1,001 patients from five ...
July 29, 2015 — Teams at the Willis-Knighton Cancer Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, have achieved high levels of ...
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) President John Boone, Ph.D., discusses the impact of imaging in ...