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 14, 2012 - Mevion Medical Systems announced today it received CE mark certification for the Mevion S250 Proton ...

Time March 16, 2012
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March 15, 2012 - Two new studies demonstrate the cosmetic and dosimetric advantages of the SAVI breast brachytherapy ...

Time March 15, 2012
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Each year, community cancer centers treat about 85% of cancer patients in the United States.1 Agnesian HealthCare Cancer ...

Time March 14, 2012
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Feature | Mary Beth Nevulis

Radiotherapy (RT) as a way to treat cancer is growing as a field, now that its accuracy has been improving. One reason ...

Time March 14, 2012
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March 14, 2012 — ViewRay said it received $45 million in new financing to help speed development of its magnetic ...

Time March 14, 2012
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March 6, 2012 – Accelitech and partners have just completed a transaction to bring the first and onlyCyberKnife ...

Time March 13, 2012
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Technology

March 12, 2012 — Varian Medical Systems received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a ...

Time March 12, 2012
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Technology

March 2, 2012 — Brainlab and Radion announced their collaboration to provide an integrated radiation therapy patient ...

Time March 02, 2012
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February 23, 2012 — Accelitech LLC announced its inaugural proton therapy project. The treatment center project, now ...

Time February 24, 2012
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February 23, 2012 — A new look at the three most highly regarded prostate cancer treatment options is the first of its ...

Time February 23, 2012
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February 23, 2012 — Hitachi Ltd. announced that it entered into an agreement with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital ...

Time February 23, 2012
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Technology

February 21, 2012 — Clarity soft tissue visualization system now provides an autoscan option for automated ultrasound ...

Time February 22, 2012
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February 21, 2012 — Theragenics Corp., a medical device company serving the surgical products and prostate cancer ...

Time February 22, 2012
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February 21, 2012 ? Nucletron, an Elekta company, announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare ...

Time February 21, 2012
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Technology

February 20, 2012 — The Fraxion head frame helps ensure accuracy and precision in stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) ...

Time February 20, 2012
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February 14, 2012 — A jury awarded RadioMed Corp. $200,000 from ONC Solutions as compensation for ONC using confidential ...

Time February 14, 2012
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February 13, 2012 — Russia's first Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system has found a home at the renowned N.N. Burdenko ...

Time February 13, 2012
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February 9, 2012 — IsoRay Inc., a medical technology company with specialty in seed brachytherapy and medical ...

Time February 09, 2012
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Feature | Dave Fornell

February 2, 2012 – Health and environmental concerns were raised after a radiation detector at a Waste Management Inc. ...

Time February 02, 2012
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Feature | Helen Kuhl

Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) emerged as a new way to treat patients in the late 1990s and garnered ...

Time January 31, 2012
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