With its shorter course of treatment, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has long been preferred for patients ...
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.
October 23, 2018 — Whole-brain radiotherapy can be delivered more safely to patients with brain metastases by avoiding ...
The first report of a large, international clinical trial shows that, for men who show signs of prostate cancer after ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
Treatment of renal cell carcinoma with stereotactic radiation therapy is as safe and effective for patients with one ...
In a 10-year study of women who received radiation therapy to treat early-stage breast cancer, those receiving fewer ...
Adding radiation therapy or surgery to systemic therapy for stage IV lung cancer patients whose cancer has spread to a ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
A subset of patients with low-risk breast cancer is highly unlikely to see cancer return following breast conservation ...
October 19, 2018 – At the 2018 American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, Oct ...
October 19, 2018 – IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) is sharing how hospitals can secure performance, investment and ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
Scott Schwartz, M.D., interventional radiologist and program director for IR residencies and the vascular and ...
myQA Daily from IBA Dosimetry enables fast as well as high-quality daily linac QA. More measurement points allow more ...
October 17, 2018 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced it has entered into an agreement with Varian with the goal ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
October 17, 2018 — Boston Scientific Corp. announced the close of its acquisition of Augmenix Inc., developer of the ...
Benjamin Movsas, M.D., chair of radiation oncology at Henry Ford Cancer Institute, describes the benefits the department ...
October 15, 2018 — Varian announced the acquisition of privately-held software company Noona Healthcare, developer of a ...
October 12, 2018 — Three prominent medical societies issued a new clinical guideline for physicians treating men with ...
October 9, 2018 — A new study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found no major long-term differences in ...
October 30, 2018 — The American Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ASTRO) 2018 annual meeting included 10 top-rated ...
Carri Glide-Hurst, Ph.D., director of translational research, radiation oncology at Henry Ford Health System, describes ...
October 5, 2018 — Leading oncology experts from around the world recently met to discuss the integration of magnetic ...