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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Imagine being able to view vascular, soft tissue, bony, and abnormal structures at the same time is possible with ...

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Philips Healthcare’s offers simulation and planning software to help advance intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT ...

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Known as GPS for the Body technology, the Calypso System utilizes miniature implanted Beacon transponders to provide ...

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September 29, 2009 - The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) and ProCure Treatment Centers Inc. (ProCure) announced ...

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September 29, 2009 - Worldwide sales of cancer drugs are forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 12-15 ...

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September 25, 2009 - Cancer physicians and cancer care advocates applauded a bipartisan letter led by Senators Richard ...

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September 25, 2009 - Nearly of 300 of the world’s leading researchers focused on the problem of prostate cancer will ...

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September 22, 2009 - Robotic stereotactic radiotherapy appeared to be a safe and obviously superior alternative to ...

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September 22, 2009 - Elekta will host its 2009 Radiation Oncology Users Meeting (ROUM), Saturday, October 31, 2009 in ...

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September 19, 2009 - Particle beam radiation therapy (PBRT) is safe and may provide effective tumor control, but "there ...

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September 16, 2009 - iCAD Inc. will host a series of educational events designed for radiologists, urologists ...

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September 16, 2009 - Cancer patients in Australia have gained access to advanced RapidArc radiotherapy treatments from ...

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September 15, 2009 – Elekta reported net sales increased by 15 percent, profit after taxes increased to SEK 56 million ...

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September 10, 2009 - Hitachi has selected Elekta to provide workflow enhancing software for its PROBEAT proton therapy ...

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September 9, 2009 - Breast cancer surgeons and radiation oncologists at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange delivered ...

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September 9, 2009 - The Edith Cavell Clinic in Brussels, Belgium, recently installed Siemens’ Artiste system to use with ...

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September 3, 2009 - Hologic Inc. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted 510(k) for the ...

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September 2, 2009 - ASTRO, the American Society for Radiation Oncology, submitted official comments to the Centers for ...

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August 31, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems is introducing a low-energy radiotherapy system with image-guidance and ...

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August 28, 2009 - More than 40 presentations at the 10th Biennial ESTRO Conference on Physics and Radiation Technology ...

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