Treatment planning systems are at the heart of radiation therapy (RT) and the key to improved patient outcomes. Once ...
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.
July 5, 2016 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) and the Institute Curie in Paris, France, announced the signature of an ...
June 30, 2016 — Accuray Inc. announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
June 23, 2016 — Malignant neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are relatively rare, notoriously difficult to treat, and ...
June 23, 2016 — Aggressive neuroendocrine cancer is something of a dark horse — a rare, elusive and persevering force ...
June 20, 2016 — Prostate cancer is the leading cancer among men, second only to skin cancer. With surgical removal at ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
June 20, 2016 — An emerging cancer therapy has colorectal tumors surrounded. Presenters at the 2016 Annual Meeting of ...
June 17, 2016 — Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Ill., is now offering C-11 choline positron emission tomography (PET ...
June 13, 2016 — By combining local radiation therapy and anti-cancer vaccines with checkpoint inhibitors, researchers ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
June 9, 2016 — The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) announced it is one of two beta sites in the United States ...
June 9, 2016 — The Fraunhofer Institute for Medical Image Computing MEVIS in Bremen, Germany, recently completed a ...
June 7, 2016 — A recent pilot study reported in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine found that sodium ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
June 7, 2016 — Blue Earth Diagnostics Ltd. and Siemens’ PETNET Solutions Inc. announced the commercial availability of ...
June 6, 2016 — Lung cancer patients with oliogometastases may benefit from aggressive local therapy, surgery or ...
June 6, 2016 — Elekta and Philips announced the installation of a third high-field (1.5 Tesla) magnetic resonance-guided ...
June 3, 2016 — Novocure announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its investigational ...
June 3, 2016 — Elekta announced that its Leksell Gamma Knife Icon radiosurgery system has been cleared for clinical use ...
June 2, 2016 — Physicians have long used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect cancer, but a new study describes ...
June 2, 2016 — University Hospitals in Cleveland recently held a ceremony to mark the completion of its new $30 million ...
In recent years, intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) has been growing in acceptance in the U.S. as an alternative to ...