Radiation oncologists and most clinicians involved in the field prefer to spend their time treating patients, not ...
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.
In radiation therapy, the use of rotational beam delivery provides greater flexibility in shaping radiation dose ...
Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) for breast cancer is emerging as a newer alternative to whole-breast radiation ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
September 6, 2011 – Accuray announced the launch of Accuray Exchange in Radiation Oncology (AERO), a global organization ...
September 1, 2011 – A recent study featured in the newly released Journal of Urology dispels the myth that physicians' ...
August 30, 2011 — Accuray Inc. announced a significant increase in use of the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System for ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
August 29, 2011 – Elekta announced it has received approval to CE Mark its Integrity R1.1 treatment control system in ...
August 25, 2011 — US Oncology Research (USOR) and Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) announced that USOR has earned ...
August 25, 2011 — Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
August 24, 2011 – RaySearch Laboratories has received an order for its RayStation treatment planning system from Health ...
August 23, 2011 – In an extensive article reviewing the most popular prostate cancer treatments available to men today ...
August 19, 2011 – Cell Therapeutics Inc. announced that enrollment has opened for a randomized phase II clinical study ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
IBA showcased its noninvasive radiation oncology treatment systems during the American Association of Physicists in ...
Tony Seibert, Ph.D., president of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), explained the key ...
August 11, 2011 – The seamless integration of Elekta's Mosaiq oncology information system (OIS) and Varian's TrueBeam ...
August 11, 2011 – At Mumbai, India's Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) ...
August 9, 2011 – RapidArc radiotherapy from Varian Medical Systems can be used to treat patients with blood cancers by ...
August 5, 2011 — Elekta has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nucletron, a worldwide provider of technology for ...
August 5, 2011 – Microscopic gold particles could multiply the effectiveness of standard cancer radiation therapy by ...
August 4, 2011 – IBA announced at the recent American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting in ...