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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August 19, 2014 — iCAD Inc. announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire DermEbx, an electronic ...

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August 18, 2014 — BSD Medical Corp. reported initiation of a Phase I/II study (HYPROSAR) using hyperthermia, delivered ...

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Kettering's oncolcogy services worked with Elekta to provide the latest radiation therapy with the Veras HD system.

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August 15, 2014 — A team of doctors at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Ontario, Canada, have, for the first ...

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August 14, 2014 — Oncologists at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center are the first in San Diego to meld magnetic resonance ...

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August 13, 2014 — Scientists now have a better understanding of how short DNA strands decompose in microseconds. A ...

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August 12, 2014 — Elekta and Philips Healthcare announced The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, a specialist cancer center ...

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August 12, 2014 — New technology installed at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Hollings Cancer Center in ...

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August 12, 2014 — Cellectar Biosciences Inc. submitted an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food & ...

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August 11, 2014 — Elekta’s Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion radiosurgery system took the first place ranking for the fourth ...

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August 7, 2014 — Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) planning is a ...

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August 6, 2014 — Standardizing prescribing practices for single-fraction radiation therapy (SFRT) for palliation of bone ...

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August 6, 2014 — Imagine a targeted radiation therapy for cancer that could pinpoint and blast away tumors more ...

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August 4, 2014 — e2v will be exhibiting at the 56th annual ASTRO Symposium in New York, Sept. 14-17. The company plans ...

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August 4, 2014 — A two-step decision tree analysis, incorporating Donabedian’s model, is a feasible process to evaluate ...

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August 1, 2014 — Key genetic variants may affect how cancer patients respond to radiation treatments, according to a ...

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July 31, 2014 — Varian Medical Systems announced its Aria oncology information system (OIS) has been certified to ...

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July 31, 2014 — A radiation expert from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center can now add innovator and ...

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July 31, 2014 — An innovative new data collection system could revolutionize the way doctors provide treatment, helping ...

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July 31, 2014 — Radiation therapy may offer a promising new noninvasive alternative treatment for the millions of ...

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