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.

Technology

July 25, 2011 — At the 2011 joint meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and the Canadian ...

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July 21, 2011 – Among the many new features of Monaco 3.0, dynamic conformal arc (DCA) therapy provides clinicians with ...

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July 18, 2011 – Christian Medical College & Hospital (CMC) in Ludhiana, Ind., is the site of the first Elekta Compact ...

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Feature | Roberto Spiegelmann, M.D.

The first applications of and even the term radiosurgery were the idea of Swedish neurosurgeon Lars Leksell, which he ...

Time July 18, 2011
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Feature | Siavash Jabbari, M.D., Advocate Lutheran

Hypofractionated radiotherapy regimens are emerging as an effective treatment option for many prostate cancer patients ...

Time July 18, 2011
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July 13, 2011 – Somatom Definition AS Open – a high-end computed tomography (CT) system that can efficiently cover the ...

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July 13, 2011 – Varian's TrueBeam radiotherapy delivery system, a comprehensive re-design of linear accelerator ...

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July 5, 2011 — Cancer patients in Sweden have gained access to fast and efficient radiotherapy treatments with the ...

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Feature | By Ke Sheng, Ph.D.; Wensha Yang, Ph.D.;

In the United States, approximately 1.53 million people were diagnosed with cancer and more than 569,000 died of the ...

Time June 29, 2011
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Feature | Helen Kuhl

Treatment planning is a critical component of a patient’s road toward an optimal outcome when dealing with cancer ...

Time June 28, 2011
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June 23, 2011 — Cancer patients in the United Kingdom will soon have access to two of the world's most advanced ...

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June 21, 2011 – In just four years, Clinique Claude Bernard's Private Radiotherapy Center (PRCM, Metz, France) will have ...

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June 14, 2011 – Accuray announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of TomoTherapy. The ...

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June 8, 2011 – Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that will set federal ...

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May 31, 2011 - Elekta and ScandiDos AB have entered into a non-exclusive global agreement to distribute ScandiDos's ...

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May 23, 2011 – According to a report, radiation medicine promises to be an even more effective weapon in the battle ...

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May 23, 2011 - Radiation Therapy treatment planning system developers RaySearch Laboratories AB and Prowess Inc. are ...

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May 23, 2011—Calypso Medical Technologies Inc., developer of GPS for the Body technology used for the precise tracking ...

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May 23, 2011 - The core technology of ViewRay Inc., a combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and radiotherapy ...

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May 20, 2011 - Accuray Incorporated announced that 85 percent of European CyberKnife centers are performing prostate ...

Time May 20, 2011
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