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.

Feature | Helen Kuhl

Radiation oncologists and most clinicians involved in the field prefer to spend their time treating patients, not ...

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Feature | David Shepard, M.D., Director of Medical

In radiation therapy, the use of rotational beam delivery provides greater flexibility in shaping radiation dose ...

Time September 09, 2011
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Feature | V. Elayne Arterbery, M.D., MHSA

Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) for breast cancer is emerging as a newer alternative to whole-breast radiation ...

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September 6, 2011 – Accuray announced the launch of Accuray Exchange in Radiation Oncology (AERO), a global organization ...

Time September 07, 2011
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September 1, 2011 – A recent study featured in the newly released Journal of Urology dispels the myth that physicians' ...

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August 30, 2011 — Accuray Inc. announced a significant increase in use of the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System for ...

Time August 30, 2011
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August 29, 2011 – Elekta announced it has received approval to CE Mark its Integrity R1.1 treatment control system in ...

Time August 29, 2011
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August 25, 2011 — US Oncology Research (USOR) and Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) announced that USOR has earned ...

Time August 25, 2011
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August 25, 2011 — Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

Time August 27, 2011
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August 24, 2011 – RaySearch Laboratories has received an order for its RayStation treatment planning system from Health ...

Time August 24, 2011
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August 23, 2011 – In an extensive article reviewing the most popular prostate cancer treatments available to men today ...

Time August 23, 2011
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August 19, 2011 – Cell Therapeutics Inc. announced that enrollment has opened for a randomized phase II clinical study ...

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Videos | Radiation Therapy

IBA showcased its noninvasive radiation oncology treatment systems during the American Association of Physicists in ...

Time August 15, 2011
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Videos | AAPM

Tony Seibert, Ph.D., president of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), explained the key ...

Time August 15, 2011
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Technology

August 11, 2011 – The seamless integration of Elekta's Mosaiq oncology information system (OIS) and Varian's TrueBeam ...

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August 11, 2011 – At Mumbai, India's Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) ...

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August 9, 2011 – RapidArc radiotherapy from Varian Medical Systems can be used to treat patients with blood cancers by ...

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August 5, 2011 — Elekta has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nucletron, a worldwide provider of technology for ...

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August 5, 2011 – Microscopic gold particles could multiply the effectiveness of standard cancer radiation therapy by ...

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August 4, 2011 – IBA announced at the recent American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting in ...

Time August 04, 2011
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