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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July 8, 2009 - High-Intensity-Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), which uses high-frequency sound waves to heat up tissue, is an ...

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July 8, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems and RaySearch Laboratories AB have co-developed three new software solutions that ...

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July 6, 2009 – Standard Imaging, Inc. recently released RT Workspace Software, a workflow management solution designed ...

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July 2, 2009 - In the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) review copy of the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee ...

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July 1, 2009 - A study published in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology revealed that internet-based ...

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July 1, 2009 - Elekta has formed an investment company, Global Medical Investments "GMI", with Swedfund International AB ...

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June 30, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems will exhibit at the AAPM 51st Annual Meeting, July 26-30, 2009, in Ahaheim, Calif ...

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June 26, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has been honored with three Communicator Awards for ...

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June 24, 2009 - Fluke Biomedical announced today the launch of a new and improved website at www.flukebiomedical.com ...

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June 19, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has selected Theodore Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., FASTRO ...

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June 18, 2009 - Calypso Medical Technologies announced the publication of three new studies investigating the role of ...

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June 18, 2009 - Bionix Radiation Therapy announces the arrival of the SecureVac VersaCushion is designed to increase ...

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June 18, 2009 - A leading Danish cancer hospital has treated its first patient using RapidArc radiotherapy after ...

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June 18, 2009 – CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, N.J., has purchased two new state-of-the-art Elekta radiation ...

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June 16, 2009 - In testimony before the Listening Panel of the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative ...

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The aim of every radiation oncologist when treating a patient is to deliver radiation dose as accurately as possible. To ...

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June 10, 2009 - Oncology Metrics llc and RemitDATA Inc. have partnered to create a tool to aid oncology practices in ...

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June 2, 2009 – TomoTherapy Inc. reported that the University of Kentucky (UK) Chandler Medical Center’s Markey Cancer ...

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June 2, 2009 – Nucletron BV, a cancer radiation solutions company, has created of an exclusive partnership and plans to ...

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May 28, 2009 - Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) when used to treat certain patients with non-small-cell lung cancer ...

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