The preferred treatment for patients with operable lung cancer is surgical resection. However, many lung cancer patients ...
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.
August 29, 2012 — Varian Medical Systems announced that it has become a supporter of a phase III study comparing ...
August 29, 2012 — The ability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to create exquisite images of the body’s soft tissues ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
We want absolutes; things we can depend on; certainties in an unfortunately uncertain world. It’s the kind of faith we ...
Dr. Gary Ezzell, president of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), talks about current trends in ...
August 27, 2012 — Varian Medical Systems, a manufacturer of technology for the treatment of cancer with radiotherapy and ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
August 27, 2012 — The growth rate of positron emission tomography (PET) and PET/computed tomography (CT) medical imaging ...
August 23, 2012 — Varian Medical Systems is establishing an in-country subsidiary in South Korea. Varian Medical Systems ...
August 21, 2012 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) officially opened its International Competence Center (ICC) in July ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
August 21, 2012 — Ospedale Borgo Trento in Verona, Italy, recently published a study of 226 women with early-stage ...
IBA Dosimetry offers commissioning services for linear accelerators (linacs), using state-of-the-art equipment like the ...
August 15, 2012 — Mission Search Corp., a Tampa, Fla.-based healthcare search and staffing organization, announced it ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
August 15, 2012 — Philips Healthcare showcased its advances in radiation treatment planning and computed tomography (CT) ...
August 13, 2012 — Royal Philips Electronics and Celsion Corp. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
August 7, 2012 —Brainlab and Elekta have announced the first installation of an Elekta linear accelerator (linac) ...
August 6, 2012 — MIM Software Inc. introduces ART Assist, an automated processing and reporting tool designed to ...
August 6, 2012 — Brachytherapy offers an effective and relatively inexpensive method of treating internal cancers, and ...
July 31, 2012 — Elekta is showcasing its Agility multileaf collimator (MLC) at the 2012 American Association of ...
July 31, 2012 — Civco Medical Solutions is showcasing new robotic integration, a new addition to the Universal Couchtop ...
July 27, 2012 — Today, Brainlab officially unveils the new ExacTrac 6.0 patient positioning system, delivering key ...