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.

Feature | Treatment Planning | Melinda Taschetta-Millane

Treatment planning systems are at the heart of radiation therapy (RT) and the key to improved patient outcomes. Once ...

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News | Proton Therapy

July 5, 2016 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) and the Institute Curie in Paris, France, announced the signature of an ...

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Technology | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

June 30, 2016 — Accuray Inc. announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

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News | Oncology Diagnostics

June 23, 2016 — Malignant neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are relatively rare, notoriously difficult to treat, and ...

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News | Nuclear Imaging

June 23, 2016 — Aggressive neuroendocrine cancer is something of a dark horse — a rare, elusive and persevering force ...

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News | PET-CT

June 20, 2016 — Prostate cancer is the leading cancer among men, second only to skin cancer. With surgical removal at ...

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News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

June 20, 2016 — An emerging cancer therapy has colorectal tumors surrounded. Presenters at the 2016 Annual Meeting of ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

June 17, 2016 — Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Ill., is now offering C-11 choline positron emission tomography (PET ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

June 13, 2016 — By combining local radiation therapy and anti-cancer vaccines with checkpoint inhibitors, researchers ...

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News | Biopsy Systems

June 9, 2016 — The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) announced it is one of two beta sites in the United States ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

June 9, 2016 — The Fraunhofer Institute for Medical Image Computing MEVIS in Bremen, Germany, recently completed a ...

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News | PET-CT

June 7, 2016 — A recent pilot study reported in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine found that sodium ...

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Technology | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

June 7, 2016 — Blue Earth Diagnostics Ltd. and Siemens’ PETNET Solutions Inc. announced the commercial availability of ...

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News | Lung Imaging

June 6, 2016 — Lung cancer patients with oliogometastases may benefit from aggressive local therapy, surgery or ...

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News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

June 6, 2016 — Elekta and Philips announced the installation of a third high-field (1.5 Tesla) magnetic resonance-guided ...

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News | Lung Imaging

June 3, 2016 — Novocure announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its investigational ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

June 3, 2016 — Elekta announced that its Leksell Gamma Knife Icon radiosurgery system has been cleared for clinical use ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

June 2, 2016 — Physicians have long used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect cancer, but a new study describes ...

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News | Proton Therapy

June 2, 2016 — University Hospitals in Cleveland recently held a ceremony to mark the completion of its new $30 million ...

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Feature | Women's Health | By Barbara Schwartzberg, M.D., FACS

In recent years, intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) has been growing in acceptance in the U.S. as an alternative to ...

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