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 | Proton Therapy

May 1, 2019 — A comparison of three types of radiotherapy for children's brain tumors suggests a type of proton therapy ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

April 30, 2019 — New research has shown a combination of biological markers and certain genetic changes can predict ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

April 29, 2019 — A new report by Arthur Olch, Ph.D., highlights use of specialized software at Children’s Hospital Los ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

April 26, 2019 — Restrictive prior authorization practices cause unnecessary delays and interference in care decisions ...

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News | Proton Therapy

April 25, 2019 — California Protons Cancer Therapy Center announced two major efforts representing significant steps ...

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News | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS)

April 25, 2019 – Philips announced IntelliSpace Radiation Oncology, an intelligent patient management solution to manage ...

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Technology | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

April 24, 2019 — Accuray announced the launch of its Synchrony motion tracking and correction technology to be used with ...

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News | Lung Imaging

April 23, 2019 — Non-small cell lung cancer is a common cancer for both men and women. Many people who are diagnosed ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

April 22, 2019 — A new study finds wide state-by-state variations in Medicaid reimbursements to physicians who treat ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

April 19, 2019 — Ching-Jen Chen, M.D., of the neurosurgery department at the University of Virginia (UVA) Health System ...

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News | Artificial Intelligence

April 18, 2019 — University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence ...

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News | Brachytherapy Systems

April 18, 2019 — Peter Nakaji, M.D., FAANS, general practice neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurological Institute, presented ...

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News | Radiology Business

April 15, 2019 – The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) hailed the introduction of federal legislation that ...

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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Jeff Zagoudis

Brain tumors are some of the most complicated forms of cancer to treat due to their extremely sensitive location ...

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News | Proton Therapy

April 9, 2019 — Varian, in partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Department of Radiation ...

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News | Quality Assurance (QA)

April 4, 2019 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced the successful commissioning of the Varian Halcyon radiation ...

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Feature | Dave Fornell, Editor and A.J. Connell

April 2, 2019 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Imaging Technology News (ITN) magazine website from ...

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Videos | Cardio-oncology

Magid Awadalla, MBBS, is an advanced cardiac imaging research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital. He has been ...

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News | Treatment Planning

March 19, 2019 — Zuid-Oost Nederland Protonen Therapie Centrum (ZON-PTC), Maastricht, Netherlands, recently treated its ...

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News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy

March 19, 2019 — EDAP TMS SA announced that Houston Methodist Hospital, one of the first hospitals in the U.S. to offer ...

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