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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The Limburg Oncology Centre announced that it has selected Varian Medical Systems’ integrated and automated treatment ...

Time September 14, 2006
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Stanford Hospital and Clinics announced yesterday that it put in an order for a portable, self-shielding electron-beam ...

Time September 13, 2006
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The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) has announced the 2006 recipients of the 2006 Junior ...

Time September 12, 2006
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The Saad Centre for Radiography Clinical Skills Education in London opened yesterday, and is backed by equipment donated ...

Time September 12, 2006
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Siemens announced today that is has been named a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the seventh ...

Time September 12, 2006
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Cancer patients in India can now receive IGRT treatments with the arrival of Varian’s Clinac iX linear accelerator ...

Time September 04, 2006
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Technology

Varian Medical Systems Inc. has received FDA clearance that permits the use of the company’s Trilogy linear accelerators ...

Time August 29, 2006
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Clinicians at the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center use new image-guided radiosurgery (IGRS) ...

Time August 29, 2006
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Technology

MVision megavoltage cone-beam imaging package has received FDA clearance. MVision is a unique volumetric inline target ...

Time August 28, 2006
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NOMOS Radiation Oncology, a division of North American Scientific, has announced that it received FDA clearance to ...

Time August 28, 2006
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Technology

The Probeat Proton Beam Therapy System by Hitachi recently got the green light from the FDA. Probeat delivers a proton ...

Time August 28, 2006
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Technology

XKnife RT 4.0 is an update to XKnife RT 3.0, which is used by neurosurgeons, oncologists, physicists and dosimetrists ...

Time August 23, 2006
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Technology

Elekta now offers a 6-D robotic image-guided stereotactic system optimized for treatment of the spine. The AXESSE system ...

Time July 24, 2006
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Technology

Eclipse radiotherapy treatment planning software includes a set of treatment plan templates that can streamline the ...

Time July 24, 2006
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TomoGateway is a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection that allows direct communication from each TomoTherapy Hi-Art ...

Time July 23, 2006
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IBM is working with researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-Robert Wood Johnson ...

Time July 23, 2006
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Technology

The 4D Localization System is a target localization platform based on detection of AC electromagnetic markers, called ...

Time July 04, 2006
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Imaging control capabilities for 3-D Conformal, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) and dynamic targeting for Image ...

Time July 04, 2006
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The ARIA Oncology Information Management System is a comprehensive real-time management system and database product for ...

Time July 02, 2006
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Eclipse Integrated Treatment Planning supports multiple image modalities including CT, MR, PET and SPECT. Images can be ...

Time June 29, 2006
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