Five leading cancer institutions are taking part in the first multi-institutional Phase II study of hypofractionated ...
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.
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is an investigational radiotherapy modality for the treatment of localized ...
November 23, 2011 – The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Health System became the first medical center in the ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
November 14, 2011 — iCAD Inc. announced its Xoft Axxent eBx electronic brachytherapy system for intra-operative ...
November 7, 2011 — iCAD Inc. will highlight a new, works-in-progress magnetic resonance image-guided (MRI) prostate ...
November 2, 2011 — Mevion Medical Systems announced it has delivered the world's first superconducting synchrocyclotron ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
October 31, 2011 – Accuray announced that more than 100 of its TomoDirect treatment modality systems are now in use at ...
October 28, 2011 — Accuray Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company 510(k) ...
October 24, 2011 – Cancer experts from around the world gathered in Berlin to hear about advances in radiotherapy that ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
October 21, 2011 — When we think about breast cancer, most of us think of it as a disease only affecting women. The ...
October 21, 2011 — Segasist Technologies, a Canadian software company, announced it received U.S. Food and Drug ...
Oct. 20, 2011 — The Radiosurgery Society (RSS), a nonprofit organization of medical professionals dedicated to advancing ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
Michael L. Steinberg, M.D., incoming president of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), presents ...
The 3-D Imaging C-Arm Table from Biodex Medical Systems is designed specifically for brachytherapy seed implantation ...
IBA ProteusONE offers uncompromised treatment solutions enabling physicians to leverage the clinical effectiveness of ...
October 14, 2011 – Positioning breast cancer patients on their stomachs rather than their backs for radiotherapy could ...
Should cancer be detected in its early stages, many women are candidates for Hologic's targeted radiation therapy, a ...
October 12, 2011 — GE Healthcare showcased a number of new radiation oncology tools at the 53rd annual American Society ...
October 10, 2011 — Varian Medical Systems is introducing a new PremierAssurance program that offers cancer treatment ...
Radiologist John Feller, M.D., medical director of Desert Medical Imaging in Indian Wells, Calif., and local urologists ...