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.

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March 23, 2015 — Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have uncovered ...

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The sixth Image Wisely Radiation Safety Case —Optimizing Radiation Use During a Difficult IVC Filter Retrieval — is now ...

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March 13, 2015 — Having a family history of prostate cancer among first-degree relatives may increase a woman's risk of ...

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March 12, 2015 — Men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), have a new, breakthrough treatment option that is less ...

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March 11, 2015 — A group of molecules discovered in prostate cancer cells could distinguish which patients should be ...

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March 10, 2015 — Using a mouse model of cancer, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...

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March 10, 2015 — New clinical-trial findings provide further evidence that combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy ...

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March 9, 2015 — Treating metastatic melanoma with radiation therapy and two immunotherapies targeting the CTLA4 and PD-1 ...

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March 4, 2015 — The International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group (ILROG) has issued a guideline outlining the use of ...

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March 3, 2015 — Using complex computational algorithms based on repeated sampling, a University of Arkansas graduate ...

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Radiologists play a key role in the cancer care continuum after the initial diagnosis of prostate cancer. This includes ...

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March 2, 2015 — Cancer patients with limited brain metastases (one to four tumors) 50 years old and younger should ...

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March 2, 2015 — Accuray Inc. announced that the first patient treatment has been completed using the CyberKnife M6 ...

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February 27, 2015 — GenomeDx Biosciences announced the publication of a positive validation study for the Decipher ...

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February 26, 2015 — MarketReportsOnline.com adds "Global Radiation Therapy Market Report: 2015 Edition" report that says ...

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February 26, 2015 — Investigators from Dartmouth College’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center have discovered how the complex ...

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February 25, 2015 — Physicians treating patients with complex tumors will have more advanced treatment options at ...

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February 24, 2015 — Accuray Inc. and Lancaster General Health announced that the first commercially available InCise ...

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February 23, 2015 — Together with physicians, other research groups, and industry partners, Fraunhofer MEVIS is ...

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February 23, 2015 — Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have found that radiation therapy is ...

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