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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February 8, 2013 — EDAP TMS SA announced the submission of its Pre-Market Approval (PMA) application to the U.S. Food ...

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The goal of radiation therapy is to deliver ionizing radiation to eradicate the tumor. Ionizing radiation, however, is ...

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February 6, 2013 — Radiation oncologists from some of the country’s leading cancer centers will meet in Phoenix to ...

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February 5, 2013 — At an exclusive event scheduled March 1, 2013, Elekta will reveal a leap forward in radiation ...

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February 4, 2013 — The need for flawless coordination of its carbon ion treatments led officials at the CNAO Foundation ...

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February 1, 2013 — Six clinical trials, including one evaluating the effectiveness of proton beam therapy in treating ...

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January 31, 2013 — Accu-Tatt is an easy-to-use, sterile, all inclusive tattooing device designed to permanently mark ...

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January 28, 2013 — Varian Medical Systems has received a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)- 510(k) clearance for ...

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January 25, 2013 — The study finds that in several countries in Western Europe there are too few radiotherapy machines ...

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January 25, 2013 — Elekta and Philips Healthcare announced The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston ...

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Apollo Hospitals, India's leading healthcare provider, in its yet another initiative to bring the best healthcare ...

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The new AlignRT frameless SRS module has just received 510(k) clearance from the FDA. This offering utilizes Vision RT’s ...

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An innovative modification of a treatment chair used with cancer patients allows those who have problems lying down ...

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January 21, 2013 — Varian Medical Systems received regulatory clearance from the Indian Atomic Energy Regulatory Board ...

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Jan. 9, 2013 — According to an article in the January issue of the ACR Bulletin, the ACR recently donated a one-of-kind ...

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January 18, 2013 — At the 98th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in November 2012 ...

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January 18, 2013 — Testing of a compact cancer treatment technology from ProTom International Inc. has demonstrated that ...

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January 14, 2013 — Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART), manufacturer of the AccuBoost System for radiation therapy of ...

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January 14, 2013 — Embrace Thermoplastic is a premium low-melt material used to create customizable immobilization for ...

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January 10, 2013 — Bayer HealthCare announced that the company has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the U.S ...

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