For years, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has assisted doctors in contouring radiation beams around ...
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 therapy, brachytherapy, image guided radiation therapy (IGRT), focused ultrasound, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), treatment planning systems and tomotherapy.
When you picked up your copy of the February/March 2007 edition of Outpatient Care Technology you may have noticed ...
IntraOp Medical Corp. highlights its Mobetron intraoperative electron beam radiation therapy (IOERT) technology ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
February 19, 2007 – Misys Healthcare Systems recently announced the appointment of Roger L. Davenport to the position of ...
February 19, 2007 – A study conducted in December 2006, by Kodak’s health group Zoomerang, found 49.6 percent of women ...
February 16, 2007 – Rush University Medical Center recently announced their use of the TomoTherapy Hi-Art System that ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
February 16, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems Inc. recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for ...
January 30, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems announced today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for patient position ...
January 29, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems, Inc. announced today that it has successfully completed the $30 million ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
January 22, 2007 - Washington Hospital will be among the first facilities in the world to offer the Leksell Gamma Knife ...
Trust for America's Health (TFAH) today released the fourth annual "Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from ...
For the first time, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network has included hyperthermia therapy and radiation as ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
Breast cancer rates in the United States dropped dramatically in 2003, and experts attribute the sudden decline to the ...
GE Healthcare today released the results of Omega Management Group’s 3rd quarter survey of GE customers - a survey ...
Doctors have long encouraged older men with early-stage, low-risk prostate cancer to skip treatment until tests showed ...
Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced the Axiom Luminos dRF, a new remote fluoroscopy system with flat detector ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety (Solutions), the World Alliance for Patient ...
The University of Maryland's Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center is among the first cancer centers in the ...
University of Pennsylvania alumni Ralph J. Roberts and his son Brian L. Roberts have pledged $15 million to help create ...
The Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion provides a radiosurgical platform for refinement and expansion of procedures in the ...