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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Varian Medical Systems offers the RapidArc radiotherapy technology, which is designed to deliver IMRT reportedly two to ...

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The CIRS Model 002H9K offers a complete QA solution from CT imaging to dose verification. With the H9K, choose any point ...

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TomoTherapy Inc.’s Hi-Art treatment system 3.1 is said to be a faster version of its image-guided, intensity-modulated ...

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February 9, 2009 - BSD Medical Corp.today provided a translated version of a press release issued by the German Cancer ...

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February 9, 2009 - SenoRx Inc. said today it has expanded labeling for its larger-size Contura Multi-Lumen Radiation ...

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February 5, 2009 – The presence of a protective pathway meant to shield normal stem cells from DNA damage is the reason ...

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February 5, 2009 - Reporting of radiation therapy details in randomized controlled trials for Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin ...

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February 4, 2009 - Dilon Technologies released of two new collimators: the Slant15 Collimator for breast imaging and the ...

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February 3, 2009 - Dilon Technologies Inc. today released two new collimators: the Slant15 Collimator for breast imaging ...

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February 2, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems reported first quarter revenues rose 13 percent to $509 million, net orders ...

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February 2, 2009 — The ASRT Education and Research Foundation announced that Terri L. Fauber, Ed.D, R.T.(R), of Richmond ...

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February 2, 2009 - The University Hospital of Leuven delivered treatment using RapidArc radiotherapy technology from ...

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January 29, 2009 - Larynx cancer patients treated with alternating cycles of chemotherapy and radiation have similar ...

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January 28, 2009 - TomoTherapy Inc. and RaySearch Laboratories AB have received 510(k) clearance for SharePlan, a new ...

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January 27, 2009 - Children’s Hospital Boston, MA, is offering a new therapy that uses radioiodine labeled ...

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January 27, 2009 – Varian Medical Systems and BrainLAB will showcase the Novalis Tx platform, performing image-guided ...

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January 23, 2009 – Next Wed., Jan. 28, a group of radiation oncology providers, manufacturers and patient groups will ...

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January 23, 2009 - Impac Software, part of the Elekta Group, said that St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL, is the ...

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January 22, 2009 - New cushioned thermoplastic tape from Beekley Corp offers durability while providing ultimate patient ...

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January 21, 2009 - TomoTherapy Inc. and Hitachi Medical Corporation (HMC) have entered into an exclusive agreement with ...

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