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 | Treatment Planning

August 23, 2019 — Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany, has started using the RayStation treatment planning system ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

August 22, 2019 — As fiducial markers gain traction in parallel to rising incidences of various cancer affecting lung ...

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Feature | AAPM | Dave Fornell, Editor

There were several trends and new technologies in radiation oncology discussed at the American Association of Physicists ...

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Videos | Proton Therapy

A new area for proton therapy in treatment of eye cancer, because of the ability to control the tissue penetration and ...

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Videos | Treatment Planning

This is an example of the Mirada DLCExpert deep learning software that automatically identifies organs, segments and ...

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Videos | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy

This is a quick demonstration of the Varian Identify image-guided patient positioning system at the American Association ...

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News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

August 21, 2019 — Physicians at the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Clinical Cancer Center in ...

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Videos | Treatment Planning

This is a lung cancer tumor radiotherapy treatment plan for the Accuray CyberKnife system demonstrated at the American ...

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Videos | Computed Tomography (CT)

This is a quick walk around of a mobile 32-slice computed tomography (CT) scanner used for surgery, brachytherapy and ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

August 20, 2019 — According to the American Cancer Society, approximately one in nine men will be diagnosed with ...

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News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

August 19, 2019 — ViewRay Inc. announced the acceptance of publication by the International Journal of Radiation ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

August 19, 2019 — HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center is the first hospital in Arizona to begin offering ...

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Technology | Interventional Radiology

August 16, 2019 — Profound Medical Corp. announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

August 16, 2019 — A drug developed by UCLA physician-scientists and chemists speeds up the regeneration of mouse and ...

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News | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy

August 15, 2019 — Mevion Medical Systems and C-RAD announced the integration between the C-RAD Catalyst PT and the ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

August 15, 2019 — Henry Ford Cancer Institute is first-in-the-world to enroll a glioblastoma patient in the GBM AGILE ...

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News | Brachytherapy Systems

August 14, 2019 — Isoray announced a trio of studies recently reported at scientific meetings and published in medical ...

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News | Proton Therapy

August 8, 2019 ― The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center unveiled plans to expand its Proton Therapy Center ...

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News | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy

August 7, 2019 — Qfix and Mevion Medical Systems announced that a special version of the kVue One Proton couch top is ...

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