Respiratory tumor motion often complicates the delivery of precision radiation treatment. Over the past two decades ...
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.
August 27, 2018 — Tsuyama Chuo Hospital in Okayama Prefecture, southwest Japan, has commenced clinical use of RayStation ...
August 24, 2018 — Children with certain types of brain tumors who undergo radiation therapy are less likely to recall ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
August 21, 2018 — In the first such clinical trial in the United States, physician-scientists with the University of ...
ITN Editor Dave Fornell takes a tour of some of the innovative new technologies on the expo floor at the 2018 American ...
A discussion with Mahadevappa Mahesh, Ph.D., FAAPM, FACR, FACMP, FSCCT, professor of radiology and cardiology and chief ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
A discussion with Matthew Freeman, Ph.D., scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. He spoke about his ...
August 10, 2018 — Exact Imaging announced that it has become a UroGPO Imaging Partner, joining the North American ...
A discussion with Martin Vallieres, Ph.D., post-doctoral fellow at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He spoke on this ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
Ehsan Samei, Ph.D., DABR, FAAPM, FSPIE, director of the Duke University Clinical Imaging Physics Group and head of the ...
A discussion with Steve Jiang, Ph.D., director of the medical artificial intelligence and automation lab and vice-chair ...
This is an example of how Cherenkov radiation glow can be collected with image intensifier cameras during radiotherapy ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) President Bruce Thomadsen, M.D., professor of medical physics at ...
July 30, 2018 – IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced that they completed the first two installations of the ...
July 30, 2018 — MIM Software Inc. announced its intention to collaborate with Radialogica to provide an integrated ...
July 27, 2018 — Varian announced it will be showcasing its advanced cancer care solutions, including a new version of ...
July 27, 2018 – IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced the market launch of its new SmartScan solution at the 60th ...
July 26, 2018 — RaySearch will exhibit its latest advances in radiation therapy treatment planning at the 60th American ...
Endomag, the surgical guidance company, received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ...
July 16, 2018 — Augmenix K.K. announced that SpaceOAR hydrogel, a soft, implanted absorbable gel spacer is now available ...