Radiation Therapy

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.

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March 5, 2013 — Ohio State University cancer researchers have identified molecules in the bloodstream that might ...

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March 3, 2013 — During a live global event, Elekta announced the launch of Versa HD, an advanced linear accelerator ...

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March 1, 2013 — CIVCO Medical Solutions announced the release of trUpoint ARCH, a new stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) ...

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February 27, 2013 — Alerts and reporting are two of the most challenging aspects of medical oncology, in addition to ...

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February 26, 2013 — Researchers at the University of Warwick and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust have completed a ...

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February 14, 2013 — Diffusion abnormality index (DAI) shows promise as an imaging biomarker to measure brain tumor ...

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February 14, 2013 — Bayer HealthCare announced that the New Drug Application (NDA) for its investigational oncology ...

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With radiation oncology treatments, the goal is to hit the tumor with as much ionizing X-ray energy as possible, while ...

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In part to address the 12,000 new cancer cases annually in Saudi Arabia – many of them diagnosed at an advanced stage – ...

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February 8, 2013 – CT texture analysis of primary tumors may be a potential imaging biomarker in localized esophageal ...

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February 12, 2013 — According to a clinical study in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of ...

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February 11, 2013 — Accuray Inc. announced that the European CyberKnife Center Munich-Grosshadern (ECZM) has treated the ...

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The goal of radiation therapy is to deliver ionizing radiation to eradicate the tumor. Ionizing radiation, however, is ...

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February 6, 2013 — Radiation oncologists from some of the country’s leading cancer centers will meet in Phoenix to ...

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February 5, 2013 — At an exclusive event scheduled March 1, 2013, Elekta will reveal a leap forward in radiation ...

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February 4, 2013 — The need for flawless coordination of its carbon ion treatments led officials at the CNAO Foundation ...

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February 1, 2013 — Six clinical trials, including one evaluating the effectiveness of proton beam therapy in treating ...

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January 31, 2013 — Accu-Tatt is an easy-to-use, sterile, all inclusive tattooing device designed to permanently mark ...

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January 28, 2013 — Varian Medical Systems has received a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)- 510(k) clearance for ...

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January 25, 2013 — The study finds that in several countries in Western Europe there are too few radiotherapy machines ...

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