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.

Technology | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

December 22, 2017 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the new GammaPod noninvasive stereotactic ...

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Technology | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS)

December 22, 2017 — RaySearch announced the first release of RayCare, a new oncology information system (OIS) designed ...

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Technology | Treatment Planning

December 19, 2017 — RayStation 7, the latest release of RaySearch’s radiation therapy treatment planning system, adds ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

December 19, 2017 — Humanetics Corp. presented data at the annual meetings of the American Society for Radiation ...

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News | Proton Therapy

December 19, 2017 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA) announced that Miami Cancer Institute treated its first patients ...

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Technology | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

December 19, 2017 — Toshiba Medical, a Canon Group company, introduced the Galan RT Solutions suite of radiation therapy ...

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News | Brachytherapy Systems, Women's Healthcare

December 19, 2017 — iCAD Inc. announced the results of a landmark study that showed the benefits of adjunct ...

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Technology | Computed Tomography (CT)

December 14, 2017 — Siemens Healthineers introduced four new computed tomography (CT) scanners across two platforms at ...

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Technology | Computed Tomography (CT)

December 11, 2017 — At the 2017 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting, Philips unveiled the IQon ...

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News | Proton Therapy

November 21, 2017 — Mevion Medical Systems announced the Mevion S250i Proton Therapy System has achieved CE Marking ...

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News | Treatment Planning

November 20, 2017 — Provision Healthcare has selected RayStation for external beam planning at the new Provision Cares ...

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Videos | Radiation Therapy

Chris Toth, president, global commercial and field operations for Varian, takes a tour of Varian’s new product ...

Time November 15, 2017
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News | Treatment Planning

November 14, 2017 — Spectronic Medical announced that new data for their MRIPlanner software, generating synthetic ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

November 8, 2017 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) called on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

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News | Radiology Imaging

November 6, 2017 — During National Radiologic Technology Week (NRTW) every November, hospitals, healthcare centers and ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

November 6, 2017 — Nearly one-third of women with breast cancer went against their doctor’s advice and chose not to ...

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Feature | Tumor Tracking Systems | By William Hall, M.D.

Radiation planning for breast cancer relies on accurate delineation of the post-lumpectomy target volume as identified ...

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Sponsored Content | Case Study | Radiation Oncology

In establishing the new Southeast Cancer Center (Cape Girardeau, Mo.), clinic officials not only had the opportunity to ...

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Feature | Proton Therapy | By Larisa Brass, MPH

Thirty-three. Twenty-nine. Sixty-four. These are the ages of the breast cancer patients who have walked through the ...

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News | Proton Therapy

November 1, 2017 – Physicians from across the country gathered in Chicago last week to discuss the most recent advances ...

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