October 30, 2018 — At the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, Oct. 21-24 in San Antonio ...
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.
Anne Hubbard, MBA, director of health policy for the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), gives an update on ...
October 30, 2018 — A highly sensitive blood test that detects minute traces of cancer-specific DNA has been shown to ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
October 30, 2018 — Combinations of radiation and chemotherapy drugs have been shown to cure human papilloma virus (HPV) ...
October 30, 2018 — In the first randomized, phase II clinical trial of its kind, researchers have shown that an ...
October 30, 2018 — While popular beliefs and population data suggest that African-American men are at higher risk of ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
October 30, 2018 - Displayed for the first time at American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2018 annual meeting ...
Kristin Higgins, M.D., medical director of radiation oncology at the Emory Clinic at the Winship Cancer Institute, and ...
Elizabeth Chabner-Thompson, M.D., MPH, radiation oncologist, Northern Westchester Hospital, Northwell Health, Mt. Kisco ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
October 29, 2018 — At the 2018 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting, IBA announced the launch ...
October 29, 2018 — RaySearch exhibited its latest advances in oncology software at the 2018 American Society for ...
October 26, 2018 — Sun Nuclear Corp. announced the 100th shipment of its new SRS MapCheck for stereotactic radiosurgery ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
October 26, 2018 — During a recent users meeting, Varian shared details of its development work on an artificial ...
October 25, 2018 — Brainlab unveiled ExacTrac Dynamic at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting ...
October 25, 2018 — IBA announced the first irradiation of a Spot Scanning Proton Arc (SPArc) plan at the Beaumont Health ...
October 25, 2018 — iCAD Inc. announced new clinical research demonstrating positive outcomes supporting the use of the ...
They are the most difficult forms of cancer to treat — glioblastoma multiforme, pancreatic and recurrent ovarian. Their ...
October 24, 2018 — Siris Medical Inc. announced the release of its new artificial intelligence (AI) treatment decision ...
October 23, 2018 — Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. recently introduced the FCT Embrace computed tomography (CT) ...
October 23, 2018 — Varian announced its new single-room proton therapy system, ProBeam 360°, at the 2018 American ...