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 | Proton Therapy

February 25, 2016 — The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) announced that the Maryland Proton Treatment ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

February 25, 2016 — While two advanced radiosurgery approaches — Gamma Knife and RapidArc — offer different strengths ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

February 24, 2016 — The addition of chemotherapy to radiation therapy (RT) improves survival rates among a subset of ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

February 19, 2016 — For most men with low-risk prostate cancer, the recommended strategy is active surveillance with ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

February 18, 2016 — Manhattan Scientifics Inc. announced its wholly-owned subsidiary Senior Scientific LLC, which is ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

February 18, 2016 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) commended the proposed investment in cancer ...

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Technology | Treatment Planning

February 17, 2016 — RaySearch Laboratories AB announced that version 5 of the RayStation treatment planning system has ...

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News | Proton Therapy

February 16, 2016 – A superconducting synchrocyclotron proton accelerator was delivered Valentine’s Day weekend to ...

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Feature | Radiology Business | Dave Fornell

After five years of almost constant lobbying efforts and numerous attempts by the U.S. House to push through a repeal of ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

February 10, 2016 — Elekta took the first place ranking in radiation therapy in KLAS's 2015 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

February 10, 2016 — Cancer patients who miss two or more radiation therapy sessions have a worse outcome than fully ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

February 9, 2016 — Head and neck cancers that test positive for the herpes papilloma virus (HPV) are known to respond ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

February 8, 2016 — The ASRT Foundation’s 30th anniversary celebration campaign reached a major milestone in January with ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

February 4, 2016 — RAD Technology Medical Systems (RAD) has added a new patent to its expanding portfolio of modular ...

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News | Proton Therapy

February 4, 2016 — The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) announced the establishment of the Maryland ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

February 3, 2016 — The nuclear medicine, proton therapy and brachytherapy markets represent less than 0.1 percent of ...

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

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2015 annual meeting drew a crowd of more than 11,000 attendees. This ...

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Feature | Radiation Oncology | Jeff Zagoudis

Computed tomography (CT) has long been the gold standard for image acquisition during radiation therapy treatment ...

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News | Women's Health

February 2, 2016 — Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have found ...

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Technology | Biopsy Systems

February 2, 2016 — Focal Healthcare Inc. announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug ...

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