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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September 26, 2008 – ProCure announced at ASTRO that it is partnering with radiation oncology practices and hospitals to ...

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September 26, 2008 - Varian Medical Systems and Siemens Healthcare will work together using industry standard interfaces ...

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September 25, 2008 – Proton therapy (a specialized type of external beam radiation therapy using protons rather than X ...

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September 24, 2008 - Hologic Inc. released a four-year analysis of the Hologic MammoSite radiation therapy system study ...

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September 24, 2008 – At ASTRO 2008, Varian Medical Systems featured its newly enhanced version of its RapidArc ...

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September 23, 2008 – A multicenter trial testing intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for patients with early ...

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September 23, 2008 - Siemens Healthcare showed its works-in-progress (WIP) TREAGO Robotic Table, a system designed for ...

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Accuray's InTempo Adaptive Imaging System enhances the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System’s ability to continually ...

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September 23, 2008 – Cancer patients with tumors that have spread to the brain (brain metastases) who undergo ...

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September 23, 2008 - Accuray Inc. introduced at ASTRO 2008 its InTempo Adaptive Imaging System, which enhances the ...

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Intrabeam is a miniature radiation source that delivers high dose, yet is a low energy X-ray used for breast cancer ...

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September 23, 2008 - The number of newly-diagnosed cancer patients age 65 and older who are enrolled in Medicare’s ...

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September 23, 2008 – At ASTRO 2008, Orfit Industries America showcased its new winged “L” profiles that secure Efficast ...

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September 22, 2008 - Women with early stage breast cancer who choose lumpectomy and radiation as their treatment option ...

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September 22, 2008 - Calypso Medical Technologies Inc. today revealed the initiation of its latest clinical study, the ...

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September 22, 2008 - Using the Novalis Tx platform from Varian Medical Systems and BrainLAB, doctors are performing ...

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September 22, 2008 - Changes in gene expression during chemoradiation can predict the likelihood of response to therapy ...

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September 22, 2008 – GE Healthcare launched its new Signa Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Oncology Package at ASTRO ...

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September 22, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare is showcasing the Treago Robotic Table, designed for fast, precise patient ...

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September 22, 2008 - A new study of breast cancer radiation treatment performed at 21st Century Oncology has found that ...

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