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 6, 2014 — Elekta demonstrated new features in its Mosaiq oncology information system (OIS) at HIMSS14. Elekta ...

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March 6, 2014 — The BioZorb 3-D surgical marker improved targeting for radiation therapy by enhancing visualization of ...

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March 6, 2014 — Patients who received daily humidification of the mouth and throat region beginning from day one of ...

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March 5, 2014 — Research by Beaumont Health System radiation oncologists and neurosurgeons found that symptoms of ...

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February 28, 2014 — A 6-year-old with a highly malignant medulloblastoma brain tumor is the first pediatric patient ...

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February 28, 2014 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.), a provider of proton therapy solutions and radiation therapy ...

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February 28, 2014 — Severe skin reactions during radiation therapy could be prevented by applying a thin transparent ...

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February 28, 2014 — Severe skin reactions during radiation therapy could be prevented by applying a thin transparent ...

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February 20, 2014 — Until recently, cancer patients looking for a precise form of proton radiation therapy – "pencil ...

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February 13, 2014 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) ...

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February 10, 2014 — The ViewRay system, a MRI-guided radiation therapy system, is being used to treat patients at ...

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February 10, 2014 — Adults with low-grade gliomas who received a chemotherapy regimen following completion of radiation ...

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February 6, 2014 — Initial results from a research study reveal that proton radiation therapy can successfully treat ...

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February 6, 2014 — Ultrasound-guided biopsies miss prostate cancers that are detected by the slightly more expensive and ...

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February 4, 2014 — Researchers found older women with invasive breast cancer treated with brachytherapy were at higher ...

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February 3, 2014 — Initial acceptance test results of ProTom International Inc.'s Radiance 330 Proton Therapy System are ...

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Feature | Radiation Oncology | Williette Nyanue

The Elsie and Robert Pierson Radiation Oncology Center is a part of City of Hope National Medical Center, a dedicated ...

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January 31, 2014 — UPMC CancerCenter radiation oncologists have begun to treat cancer patients with the newest ...

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January 30, 2014 — Oceania Oncology implemented Elekta’s Monaco 5 treatment planning system. Radiation therapy staff at ...

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January 30, 2014 — Varian Medical Systems and the Algerian Ministry of Health (MOH) will provision six cancer treatment ...

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