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

October 6, 2016 — High-dose stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for men newly diagnosed with low- or intermediate-risk ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 6, 2016 — Elekta announced recently that its high-field magnetic resonance linear accelerator (MR-linac) was the ...

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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Michael V. Knopp, M.D., Ph.D., Chadwick L. Wright, M.D., Ph.D., Katherine Binzel, Ph.D. and Jun Zhang, Ph.D.

Precision medicine is not only a buzzword, it is a call to action to radically advance our capabilities in the era of ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

September 29, 2016 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) extended its congratulations to the authors and ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

September 29, 2016 — New research suggests enhanced, culturally-competent communication with early-stage lung cancer ...

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News | Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

September 29, 2016 — Patients with cervical and endometrial cancer have fewer gastrointestinal and genitourinary side ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

September 28, 2016 — Although approximately 50 percent of cancer patients in developing countries need radiation therapy ...

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News | Cardio-oncology

September 28, 2016 — In a recent study, a Yale Cancer Center team determined that men who received hormonal therapy for ...

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News | Computed Tomography (CT)

September 28, 2016 — Samsung announced recently that The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston added ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

September 27, 2016 — Survival rates for elderly patients receiving stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for early ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

September 27, 2016 — For men with early stage, low-risk prostate cancer, hypofractionated radiation therapy (RT) offers ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

September 27, 2016 — For patients who have cancer that has metastasized to the brain, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

September 27, 2016 — Elekta announced that it has expanded its partnership with Radiating Hope, a volunteer organization ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

September 26, 2016 — In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers have identified and validated three distinct ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

September 26, 2016 — RaySearch and Mevion Medical Systems are extending their collaboration agreement to support the ...

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News | Lung Imaging

September 26, 2016 — A new analysis of Veteran’s Affairs Central Cancer Registry records demonstrates a clear positive ...

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News | Proton Therapy

September 26, 2016 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) and Philips announced that they are stepping up their combined ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

September 26, 2016 — For men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, side effects at two years following radiation ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

September 26, 2016 — Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain metastases decreases the likelihood of local recurrence ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

September 26, 2016 — At the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, Sept. 25-28 in Boston ...

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