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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Five leading cancer institutions are taking part in the first multi-institutional Phase II study of hypofractionated ...

Time November 23, 2011
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Feature | Constantine A. Mantz, M.D.

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is an investigational radiotherapy modality for the treatment of localized ...

Time November 23, 2011
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News

November 23, 2011 – The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Health System became the first medical center in the ...

Time November 23, 2011
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November 14, 2011 — iCAD Inc. announced its Xoft Axxent eBx electronic brachytherapy system for intra-operative ...

Time November 14, 2011
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Technology

November 7, 2011 — iCAD Inc. will highlight a new, works-in-progress magnetic resonance image-guided (MRI) prostate ...

Time November 07, 2011
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Technology

November 2, 2011 — Mevion Medical Systems announced it has delivered the world's first superconducting synchrocyclotron ...

Time November 02, 2011
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October 31, 2011 – Accuray announced that more than 100 of its TomoDirect treatment modality systems are now in use at ...

Time October 31, 2011
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October 28, 2011 — Accuray Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company 510(k) ...

Time October 28, 2011
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October 24, 2011 – Cancer experts from around the world gathered in Berlin to hear about advances in radiotherapy that ...

Time October 24, 2011
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October 21, 2011 — When we think about breast cancer, most of us think of it as a disease only affecting women. The ...

Time October 21, 2011
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Technology

October 21, 2011 — Segasist Technologies, a Canadian software company, announced it received U.S. Food and Drug ...

Time October 21, 2011
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Oct. 20, 2011 — The Radiosurgery Society (RSS), a nonprofit organization of medical professionals dedicated to advancing ...

Time October 20, 2011
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Videos | Radiation Therapy

Michael L. Steinberg, M.D., incoming president of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), presents ...

Time October 18, 2011
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Technology

The 3-D Imaging C-Arm Table from Biodex Medical Systems is designed specifically for brachytherapy seed implantation ...

Time October 18, 2011
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Videos | Proton Therapy

IBA ProteusONE offers uncompromised treatment solutions enabling physicians to leverage the clinical effectiveness of ...

Time October 18, 2011
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News

October 14, 2011 – Positioning breast cancer patients on their stomachs rather than their backs for radiotherapy could ...

Time October 14, 2011
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Technology

Should cancer be detected in its early stages, many women are candidates for Hologic's targeted radiation therapy, a ...

Time October 14, 2011
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October 12, 2011 — GE Healthcare showcased a number of new radiation oncology tools at the 53rd annual American Society ...

Time October 12, 2011
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Technology

October 10, 2011 ­­— Varian Medical Systems is introducing a new PremierAssurance program that offers cancer treatment ...

Time October 11, 2011
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Case Study

Radiologist John Feller, M.D., medical director of Desert Medical Imaging in Indian Wells, Calif., and local urologists ...

Time October 06, 2011
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