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.

News | Radiation Oncology

November 13, 2019 — Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle issued a series of oversight letters to the Centers ...

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News | Artificial Intelligence

November 7, 2019 — Mirada Medical, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) software for the treatment of cancer ...

Time November 07, 2019
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News | Proton Therapy

November 4, 2019 – Two new studies support and inform the use of proton radiation therapy to treat patients with ...

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News | Contrast Media

November 4, 2019 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Clariscan, a macrocyclic, ionic, gadolinium ...

Time November 04, 2019
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News | Brachytherapy Systems, Women's Healthcare

October 23, 2019 — At the 2019 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting, Sept. 15-18 in Chicago ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 22, 2019 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) ...

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Videos | Artificial Intelligence

David Sjostrom, Ph.D., deputy chief physicist, Herlev Hospital, Department of Oncology, Division of Radiotherapy, Herlev ...

Time October 22, 2019
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News | Treatment Planning

October 18, 2019 — The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Varian announced a new strategic collaboration ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

October 16, 2019 — GE Healthcare and Theragnostics have entered into a global commercial partnership for a new prostate ...

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Feature | Prostate Cancer | By Jeff Zagoudis

Radiation therapy is an important tool in the clinician’s armamentarium for treatment of localized, early-stage prostate ...

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Videos | Radiation Oncology

Lorraine Drapek, DNP, nurse practitioner, radiation oncology, GI service, Massachusetts General Hospital, explains the ...

Time October 11, 2019
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Videos | Radiation Therapy

Kristin Higgins, M.D., medical director of radiation oncology, Emory Clinic at the Winship Cancer Institute, explains ...

Time October 08, 2019
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News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

October 8, 2019 — ViewRay Inc. announced today that patient treatments are scheduled to begin in Boston with ViewRay's ...

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News | Proton Therapy

ProTom International received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Radiance 330 ...

Time October 07, 2019
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Videos | Prostate Cancer

Bill Hartsell, M.D., medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Proton Center in Warrenville, Ill., discusses the ...

Time September 30, 2019
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Sponsored Content | Case Study | Radiation Therapy

Hypofractionated and ultrahypofractionated radiation therapy — increasing dose per fraction to enable significantly ...

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Videos | Radiation Therapy

Candice Johnstone, M.D., MPH, Medical College of Wisconsin explains the need for palliative radiotherapy and patient ...

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News | Artificial Intelligence

September 26, 2019 — For the first time, a sophisticated computer model has been shown to accurately predict two of the ...

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Videos | Radiation Therapy

Clifford Robinson, M.D., associate professor of radiation oncology, chief of the SBRT (stereotactic body radiation ...

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