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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September 16, 2014 — CivaTech Oncology announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance on ...

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September 16, 2014 — A large, international analysis of patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ...

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September 16, 2014 — Patients with inoperable, early-stage lung cancer who receive stereotactic body radiation therapy ...

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September 16, 2014 — A prospective clinical study that compared patient-reported outcomes of a broad set of cancer ...

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September 16, 2014 — Mobility is equally preserved in cancer patients suffering from malignant spinal cord compression ...

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September 15, 2014 — Prostate cancer patients who received hypofractionated (HPFX) radiation therapy (RT) reported that ...

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September 15, 2014 — A comparison of five-year sexual function outcomes, as reported by patients treated with external ...

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September 15, 2014 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) released its second list of five radiation ...

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September 15, 2014 — The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the American Society for Radiation ...

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September 15, 2014 — A secondary analysis of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project B-32 trial (Krag ...

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September 15, 2014 — High-risk prostate cancer patients who receive radiation therapy (RT) and an 18-month course of ...

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September 15, 2014 — Patient-reported data indicates that when Manuka honey is prescribed for esophagitis pain during ...

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September 15, 2014 — Patients with stage I and II Hodgkin’s Disease who receive consolidated radiation therapy (RT) have ...

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September 15, 2014 — Radiation therapy (RT) alone is as effective in decreasing swallowing complications experienced by ...

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September 12, 2014 — Civco Medical Solutions will be featuring an expansive solution lineup at the upcoming annual ...

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September 12, 2014 — Mevion Medical Systems introduced Hyperscan for the Mevion S250 modular single-room proton therapy ...

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September 12, 2014 — Varian Medical Systems and Siemens Healthcare will showcase a variety of solutions that bring ...

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September 12, 2014 — The MRIdian system from ViewRay is now being used to treat patients at the University of Wisconsin ...

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September 11, 2014 — iCAD Inc. will debut the company's latest technological advances and present updates on clinical ...

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September 11, 2014 — Radiation therapy with concurrent paclitaxel chemotherapy following surgery is an effective ...

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