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.

News | Radiation Therapy

February 16, 2017 — University of Missouri (MU) School of Medicine researchers compared two common postsurgical ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

February 14, 2017 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) recently published an updated clinical guideline ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

February 13, 2017 — Accuray Inc. announced that it has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health ...

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Technology | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

February 13, 2017 — aycan recently introduced ayDCE software powered by aycan workstation. The new software helps ...

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News | Proton Therapy

February 10, 2017 — Independent market research consultancy Robust Insight recently conveyed a survey commissioned by ...

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News | Lung Imaging

February 9, 2017 — A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that radiation therapy followed by ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

February 7, 2017 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) recently announced the first clinical implementation of its Dolphin ...

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News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

February 7, 2017 — Blue Earth Diagnostics and Siemens’ PETNET Solutions announced that an increasing number of ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

February 6, 2017 — Onxeo S.A. and the Institut Curie launched a series of studies on World Cancer Day (Feb. 4) aimed at ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

February 6, 2017 — A study published in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine demonstrates the potential ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

February 3, 2017 — Adding hormonal therapy to radiation treatment can significantly improve the average long-term ...

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Feature | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | Dave Fornell

Focused ultrasound (FUS), also called high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), has gained a lot of interest in recent ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

February 3, 2017 — As the new Congress and administration wrestle with policy decisions on the provision of high-quality ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

February 2, 2017 — In the featured article from the February 2017 issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers ...

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Technology | Treatment Planning

February 1, 2017 — RayStation 6, the latest release of RaySearch’s radiation therapy treatment planning system, adds ...

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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Rachael Bennett, BHS, R.T.(R)(T)

In 2016, the America Cancer Society expected 1,685,210 new cancer diagnoses in the United States alone. And according to ...

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News | Treatment Planning

January 30, 2017 — The Department of Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has chosen RayStation as its ...

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News | Proton Therapy

January 27, 2017 — Mevion Medical Systems and UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health recently announced the first ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

January 26, 2017 — Accuray Inc. announced recently that Miami Cancer Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

January 25, 2017 — Elekta announced new data demonstrating Leksell Gamma Knife better spares healthy brain tissue and ...

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