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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Medical Intelligence, part of the Elekta Group, will display the HexaPOD evo RT System, reportedly the next generation ...

Time October 23, 2007
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Elekta’s Axesse, a whole body, robotic image-guided stereotactic treatment management system, reportedly provides a ...

Time October 23, 2007
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PTW's Device for Advanced Verification of IMRT Deliveries (DAVID) is a measurement system developed to provide a precise ...

Time October 23, 2007
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Accelerations Inc. will showcase at ASTRO the TheraView EPID, an image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) cancer treatment ...

Time October 23, 2007
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Philips’ exclusive Tumor Localization (Tumor LOC) application allows radiation oncology departments to localize target ...

Time October 23, 2007
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October 23, 2007 - TomoTherapy Inc. recently announced a new software licensing, marketing and development agreement ...

Time October 22, 2007
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Hologic will demonstrate MammoSite, a targeted radiation therapy solution that works from the inside, meaning that a ...

Time October 17, 2007
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October 18, 2007 - Hologic will demonstrate at RSNA 2007, its MammoSite, a targeted radiation therapy that works from ...

Time October 17, 2007
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October 18, 2007 – TomoTherapy Inc. developer, of the TomoTherapy Hi-Art treatment system for helical intensity ...

Time October 17, 2007
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CMS has received FDA 510(k) clearance for Monaco, its next-generation IMRT planning platform reportedly featuring ...

Time October 16, 2007
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October 17, 2007 – CMS has received FDA 510(k) clearance for Monaco, its next-generation IMRT planning platform ...

Time October 16, 2007
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NOMOS to Showcase BATCAM Multi-probe IGRT SolutionNOMOS Radiation Oncology, a division of North American Scientific ...

Time October 15, 2007
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Donald Fuller, M.D., is a board certified radiation oncologist with CyberKnife Centers of San Diego Inc. Dr. Fuller ...

Time October 15, 2007
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Top performing facilities, such as Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute (CARTI), are employing the ExacTrac X ...

Time October 14, 2007
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Sony Electronics will showcase its new IPELA PCS-HG90 high-definition, IP-based visual communication system at RSNA 2007 ...

Time October 14, 2007
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Feature | Pat Lee

Until recently, certain types of cancer patients had very few or no options after they had been turned down as ...

Time October 11, 2007
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Feature | Rick Dana Barlow and Cristen C. Bolan

Fighting cancer is a tough-enough ordeal for patients and clinicians alike. But waging war against an eminently deadly ...

Time October 11, 2007
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The objective of ASTRO’s 49th Annual Meeting is “Treating Cancer While Preserving Quality of Life.” With radiation ...

Time October 11, 2007
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Feature | Maureen Leahy-Patano

Fighting cancer is serious business. Every day in hospitals and cancer clinics worldwide, radiation oncologists ...

Time October 11, 2007
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October 12, 2007 — Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. recently announced that its subsidiary, Integra Radionics Inc ...

Time October 11, 2007
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