June 17, 2013 — Accurate estimation of radiation absorbed dose in radioimmunotherapy (RIT) based on state-of-the-art 3-D ...
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.
When prostate cancer makes a comeback, it becomes increasingly important to have exceptional imaging available to find ...
June 13, 2013 — Use of the newer intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and use of the older conformal radiotherapy ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
Radiation oncology research received 197 grants, totaling only 1.6 percent ($85.5 million) of the $5.4 billion in cancer ...
We are witnessing a new era in proton therapy research, with an unprecedented number of clinical studies under way. For ...
June 7, 2013 — Accuray Incorporated announced the first patient has been treated with its new TomoHDA System at Centre ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
June 5, 2013 — Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) currently has openings in eight clinical trials for patients ...
June 3, 2013 — ArborMetrix Inc., a provider of real-time healthcare analytics, announced that the Michigan Breast ...
June 3, 2013 — Mevion Medical Systems has delivered the superconducting synchrocyclotron accelerator for its Mevion S250 ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
May 31, 2013 — Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has become the most commonly used type of radiation in ...
May 28, 2013 — Sensus Healthcare has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat ...
May 21, 2013 — Unavoidable damage caused to the heart and lungs by radiotherapy treatment of tumors in the chest region ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
May 17, 2013 — New hope for cancer patients is building in North Texas as construction begins on the $105 million Texas ...
May 16, 2013— The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Urological Association (AUA) have ...
May 16, 2013 — Elekta and Royal Philips Electronics announced that Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Toronto, Canada) ...
C.R. Bard Inc. has agreed to pay the federal government $48.2 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleges its ...
McKesson Specialty Health announced today the launch of iKnowMed Generation 2, a powerful web-based electronic health ...
In March, RaySearch Laboratories AB announced that version 3.5 of RaySearch's RayStation treatment planning system had ...
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation, Royal Philips Electronics and InSightec Ltd today announced that they are ...
Giving palliative radiotherapy to elderly patients with painful bone metastases can significantly improve their quality ...