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.

Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

For years, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has assisted doctors in contouring radiation beams around ...

Time March 01, 2007
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When you picked up your copy of the February/March 2007 edition of Outpatient Care Technology you may have noticed ...

Time March 01, 2007
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IntraOp Medical Corp. highlights its Mobetron intraoperative electron beam radiation therapy (IOERT) technology ...

Time February 28, 2007
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February 19, 2007 – Misys Healthcare Systems recently announced the appointment of Roger L. Davenport to the position of ...

Time February 18, 2007
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February 19, 2007 – A study conducted in December 2006, by Kodak’s health group Zoomerang, found 49.6 percent of women ...

Time February 18, 2007
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February 16, 2007 – Rush University Medical Center recently announced their use of the TomoTherapy Hi-Art System that ...

Time February 18, 2007
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February 16, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems Inc. recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for ...

Time February 15, 2007
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January 30, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems announced today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for patient position ...

Time January 29, 2007
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January 29, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems, Inc. announced today that it has successfully completed the $30 million ...

Time January 28, 2007
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January 22, 2007 - Washington Hospital will be among the first facilities in the world to offer the Leksell Gamma Knife ...

Time January 21, 2007
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Trust for America's Health (TFAH) today released the fourth annual "Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from ...

Time December 13, 2006
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For the first time, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network has included hyperthermia therapy and radiation as ...

Time December 13, 2006
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Breast cancer rates in the United States dropped dramatically in 2003, and experts attribute the sudden decline to the ...

Time December 13, 2006
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GE Healthcare today released the results of Omega Management Group’s 3rd quarter survey of GE customers - a survey ...

Time December 13, 2006
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Doctors have long encouraged older men with early-stage, low-risk prostate cancer to skip treatment until tests showed ...

Time December 12, 2006
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Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced the Axiom Luminos dRF, a new remote fluoroscopy system with flat detector ...

Time December 06, 2006
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The World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety (Solutions), the World Alliance for Patient ...

Time December 06, 2006
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The University of Maryland's Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center is among the first cancer centers in the ...

Time December 06, 2006
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University of Pennsylvania alumni Ralph J. Roberts and his son Brian L. Roberts have pledged $15 million to help create ...

Time December 05, 2006
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The Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion provides a radiosurgical platform for refinement and expansion of procedures in the ...

Time December 03, 2006
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