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

October 26, 2015 — New data from clinical trials conducted at Penn Medicine’s Robert Proton Therapy Center demonstrate ...

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News | Proton Therapy

October 23, 2015 — IBA announced that a breast cancer patient at Willis-Knighton Cancer Center has received the first U ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 23, 2015—Patients with intermediate meningiomas treated with radiation therapy (RT) after surgery experienced a ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 23, 2015 — For patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes, radiation ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 22, 2015 — Outcomes for pediatric patients as young as 12 months with ependymoma who are treated with immediate ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 22, 2015 — The steroid dexamethasone reduces radiation-induced pain flare in cancer patients with painful bone ...

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Feature | Lung Imaging

October 21, 2015 — Stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients receiving intensity-modulated radiation therapy ...

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News | Brachytherapy Systems

October 21, 2015 — iCAD Inc. presented updated clinical data, hosted in-booth clinician presentations and showcased the ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 21, 2015 — A collaborative, patient reported outcome (PRO)-based approach by palliative care and radiation ...

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News | Proton Therapy

October 20, 2015 — IBA announced that Korea’s National Cancer Center (NCC) has recently installed and deployed its ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

San Antonio, October 19, 2015— For high-risk patients who receive chemoradiation therapy for head and neck cancer ...

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Technology | Radiation Therapy

October 20, 2015 — In October, Siemens Healthcare debuted a host of imaging systems that enable radiation therapy (RT) ...

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Feature | Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

October 20, 2015 — For cervical cancer patients undergoing postsurgical radiation therapy, image-guided intensity ...

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News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

October 19, 2015 — Siemens’ PETNET Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Healthcare, will formulate the ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 19, 2015 — Immunotherapy combined with palliative radiation therapy (RT) for a subset of patients with ...

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Technology | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy

October 19, 2015 — Orfit Industries introduced and demonstrated its HP Pro Solution, an innovative, comprehensive and ...

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News | Brachytherapy Systems, Women's Healthcare

October 19, 2015 — For some early-stage breast cancer patients, accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) using ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 19, 2015 — For some patients with human papilloma virus (HPV)-related cancer of the tonsils and tongue, reduced ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 16, 2015 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced the successful response of over 120 attendees for the live ...

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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Jeff Zagoudis

The unfortunate reality of living with cancer is that oftentimes, the treatment can be just as much of a burden for ...

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