February 25, 2016 — The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) announced that the Maryland Proton Treatment ...
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.
February 25, 2016 — While two advanced radiosurgery approaches — Gamma Knife and RapidArc — offer different strengths ...
February 24, 2016 — The addition of chemotherapy to radiation therapy (RT) improves survival rates among a subset of ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
February 19, 2016 — For most men with low-risk prostate cancer, the recommended strategy is active surveillance with ...
February 18, 2016 — Manhattan Scientifics Inc. announced its wholly-owned subsidiary Senior Scientific LLC, which is ...
February 18, 2016 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) commended the proposed investment in cancer ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
February 17, 2016 — RaySearch Laboratories AB announced that version 5 of the RayStation treatment planning system has ...
February 16, 2016 – A superconducting synchrocyclotron proton accelerator was delivered Valentine’s Day weekend to ...
After five years of almost constant lobbying efforts and numerous attempts by the U.S. House to push through a repeal of ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
February 10, 2016 — Elekta took the first place ranking in radiation therapy in KLAS's 2015 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical ...
February 10, 2016 — Cancer patients who miss two or more radiation therapy sessions have a worse outcome than fully ...
February 9, 2016 — Head and neck cancers that test positive for the herpes papilloma virus (HPV) are known to respond ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
February 8, 2016 — The ASRT Foundation’s 30th anniversary celebration campaign reached a major milestone in January with ...
February 4, 2016 — RAD Technology Medical Systems (RAD) has added a new patent to its expanding portfolio of modular ...
February 4, 2016 — The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) announced the establishment of the Maryland ...
February 3, 2016 — The nuclear medicine, proton therapy and brachytherapy markets represent less than 0.1 percent of ...
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2015 annual meeting drew a crowd of more than 11,000 attendees. This ...
Computed tomography (CT) has long been the gold standard for image acquisition during radiation therapy treatment ...
February 2, 2016 — Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have found ...
February 2, 2016 — Focal Healthcare Inc. announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug ...