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.

Videos | Treatment Planning

Carri Glide-Hurst, Ph.D., director of translational research, radiation oncology at Henry Ford Health System, describes ...

Time October 05, 2018
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Videos | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

Carri Glide-Hurst, Ph.D., and Benjamin Movsas, M.D., discuss Henry Ford Hospital's involvement in a national clinical ...

Time October 04, 2018
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Feature | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS) | By Pratik Kirve

Research advancements related to usage of radiation oncology in breast cancer and emphasis on quality care along with ...

Time October 04, 2018
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Feature | Proton Therapy | By Adam Conner-Simons

Investigating inside the human body often requires cutting open a patient or swallowing long tubes with built-in cameras ...

Time October 04, 2018
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Sponsored Content | Case Study | Radiation Therapy

Miami Cancer Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida, is a state-of-the-art center that serves as the primary ...

Time October 04, 2018
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Technology | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS)

October 4, 2018 — RaySearch Laboratories AB has released RayCare 2B, the latest version of its oncology information ...

Time October 04, 2018
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News | Brachytherapy Systems, Women's Healthcare

October 2, 2018 — Breast cancer recurrence rates for patients treated with the Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy (eBx ...

Time October 02, 2018
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News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy

October 1, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the compatibility of Insightec’s Exablate Neuro ...

Time October 01, 2018
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News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

September 27, 2018 — Accuray Inc. announced that published data from two prospective, multi-center studies using ...

Time September 27, 2018
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Videos | Treatment Planning

Eric Morris, a Ph.D. candidate at Henry Ford Hospital and Wayne State University, explains his project to automate ...

Time September 27, 2018
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News | Treatment Planning

September 24, 2018 — RaySearch recently strengthened its position in the U.K. market with a major order for the ...

Time September 24, 2018
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News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

September 21, 2018 — ViewRay Inc. announced that Acibadem Maslak Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey has begun treating ...

Time September 21, 2018
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News | Prostate Cancer

September 19, 2018 — Exact Imaging, makers of the ExactVu micro-ultrasound platform, has partnered with U.K.-based ...

Time September 19, 2018
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News | Prostate Cancer

UCLA researchers have discovered that a combination of high doses of radiotherapy and hormonal therapy provides the best ...

Time September 11, 2018
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Videos | Radiation Therapy

A discussion with Ehsan Samei, Ph.D., DABR, FAAPM, FSPIE, director of the Duke University Clinical Imaging Physics Group ...

Time September 07, 2018
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News | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy

September 7, 2018 — Boston Scientific has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Augmenix Inc., a privately-held ...

Time September 07, 2018
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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Jeff Zagoudis

According to the latest statistics from the American Cancer Society (ACS), almost 165,000 new cases of prostate cancer ...

Time September 07, 2018
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Blog | Treatment Planning

In July, the ITN team attended the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2018 meeting. And once again ...

Time September 06, 2018
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News | Radiation Therapy

August 29, 2018 — Although the success or failure of radiation therapy for cancer has long been associated with the ...

Time August 29, 2018
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Videos | Treatment Planning

A discussion with Kevin Moore, Ph.D., DABR, deputy director of medical physics and associate professor, University of ...

Time August 28, 2018
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