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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March 25, 2010 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has elected the officials to serve on ASTRO's ...

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March 24, 2010 - Among the top oncology information management software companies reviewed in a recent Top 20 Best in ...

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March 24, 2010 - A moderately aggressive hypofractionation schedule can be used along with chemotherapy, with low side ...

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March 22, 2010 - The American College of Radiology (ACR) announced today it strongly opposes the current medical imaging ...

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March 19, 2010 - To alleviate the effects of the global molybdenum shortage, a national network of 47 radiopharmacies ...

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Ground zero in the battle against breast cancer flared up when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued ...

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Radiation oncology is an important area of concentration for Imaging Technology News (ITN), as we provide coverage of ...

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March 17, 2010 - After 2015, incentive payments for meaningful use will no longer be issued, according to the proposed ...

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March 17, 2010 - Researchers found a two-week break in radiation therapy for patients with stage I small cell lung ...

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March 16, 2010 - The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) has re-elected American College of ...

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March 16, 2010 - Physicians took new steps toward understanding what patient type would benefit most from Yttrium-90 ...

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March 16, 2010 - In a recent study, highly-focused stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) proved it can eliminate ...

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February 19, 2010 - At Roseville Radiation Oncology Center (ROC) at Radiological Associates of Sacramento (RAS), a large ...

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February 15, 2010 - New data released shows targeted radiotherapy, using real-time prostate tumor tracking during ...

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February 10, 2010 - A newly formed non-profit, the Radiosurgical Research Institute will initiate clinical studies and ...

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February 9, 2010 - The chronic side-effects of radiotherapy for early breast cancer are not any worse when treatment is ...

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February 9, 2010 - About 22,600 cases of primary liver cancer are diagnosed each year in the U.S. and one million ...

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In a short time, the field of radiation oncology has experienced an explosion in imaging data. With large volumes of ...

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February 4, 2010 - To improve the safety and quality of cancer treatment, and reduce the chances of medical errors, the ...

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February 2, 2010 - Researchers found that while using Gamma Knife radiosurgery was well-tolerated as initial therapy in ...

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