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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January 30, 2008 - Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers in Evergreen Park, IL, has announced it will ...

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January 25, 2008 - Varian Medical Systems and BrainLAB booked 14 orders, including 10 in the U.S. and four in Europe ...

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January 24, 2008 - Siemens Medical Solutions received FDA 510(k) marketing clearance for the sale and distribution of ...

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January 24, 2008 - ProCure Treatment Centers Inc. selected IMPAC Medical Systems to provide oncology information systems ...

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January 23, 2008 – Vapotherm said this week its U.S. patent rights have been validated for an apparatus used in the ...

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January 22, 2008 – With the recent CE designation of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) in Europe, two sites are ...

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January 17, 2008 - IntraOp Medical Corp. announced that the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — James ...

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January 10, 2008 - Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearances for its RapidArc radiotherapy technology ...

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January 3, 2008 – Philips and the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) will ...

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January 2, 2008 - Purdue University researchers recently developed a new modeling technique to study and design ...

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Technology

Varian Medical Systems offers the RapidArc radiotherapy technology, which is designed to deliver image-guided, intensity ...

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January 2, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearances for its RapidArc radiotherapy technology ...

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December 27, 2007 - Integris Bass Baptist Health Center will construct a new Clinac iX linear accelerator by Varian ...

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December 27, 2007 – A new study examines how outpatient clinics that perform diagnostic procedures using radioactive ...

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December 26, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearance for a new proton scanning dose algorithm ...

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December 20, 2007 - Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new set of modeling tools that ...

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Feature | Rick Dana Barlow

The New York Times sports an age-old and notable credo with “all the news that’s fit to print.” If there’s an unofficial ...

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Feature | John Hall

Linear accelerators typically last about seven years and can cost more than $2 million, but return many times more in ...

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Feature | Rick Dana Barlow

Delivering a concentrated dose of radiation to a specific anatomical target that typically moves tends to be a hit-and ...

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Technology

IntraOp Medical Corp. a supplier of technology solutions for the treatment and eradication of cancer, recently ...

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