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 20, 2009 – In a time when the economy seems down for the count, hospitals and healthcare centers are finding ...

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March 18, 2009 - Cryosurgery produces clinical outcomes similar to those from external beam radiation therapy in ...

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March 12, 2009 - Doctors at the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) in Taiwan treated a prostate cancer patient ...

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March 17, 2009 – The National Cancer Institute extended its cooperative group agreement with the Radiation Therapy ...

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March 17, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) said that Calypso Medical, Standard Imaging and ...

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March 16, 2009 - According to a March 15 study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics (the ...

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March 16, 2009 - Frost & Sullivan said it will be naming the recipients of its 2009 Excellence in Medical Technologies & ...

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March 12, 2009 – Bionix Radiation Therapy released its T-form SecureVac Box Adapter is a replacement of the current ...

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March 5, 2009 – MDS Nordion, a leading provider of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals, will showcase an improved ...

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March 11, 2009 - One of the leading cancer centers in the Middle East has acquired two advanced radiotherapy devices ...

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There is a lot of talk about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and the $19 billion earmarked for ...

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March 9, 2009 - The use of 3D ultrasound with the Clarity Breast System provided enhanced image information to enable ...

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March 9, 2009 — Researches recently reported that the use of 3D ultrasound with the Resonant Medical’s Clarity Breast ...

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March 5, 2009 - The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX) will add Elekta's Leksell Gamma Knife ...

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March 5, 2009 – Fifty patients who have undergone stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) at Temple University have ...

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March 4, 2009 - Xoft Inc. said today the FDA cleared a skin and surface treatment applicator for use with the Axxent ...

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March 2, 2009 - Accuray Inc. said today that its CyberKnife lung cancer treatments experienced significant growth in ...

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March 2, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauds President Obama’s healthcare reform plan to ...

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February 27, 2009 - The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) will present the latest research on treatments for ...

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February 26, 2009 - The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) said it supports the health policy goals presented ...

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