Since its introduction two years ago, Varian’s RapidArc radiotherapy technology has been deployed at over 170 cancer ...
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.
The advent of conformal radiotherapies has ushered in an era of image-guided radiotherapy, or IGRT, enabling clinicians ...
December 29, 2009 - The award for World Class Manufacturer of the Year 2009 recognizes the quality work produced each ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
December 24, 2009 – Four cancer patients this past week became the first in Latin America to receive treatment using ...
December 17, 2009 - Partial breast irradiation "is an approach that may allow more patients to undergo breast-conserving ...
December 14, 2009 - Patients with low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who receive accelerated partial breast ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
December 9, 2009 - Proton therapy is gaining wider adoption in the United States, having treated more than 3,200 of the ...
December 10, 2009 - Better dose conformality can be reached with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in comparison ...
November 24, 2009 - Radiation therapy treatment times can be reduced by up to 66 percent when using tomotherapy advanced ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
November 18, 2009 - Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) are enabling radiation ...
November 12, 2009 - Researchers from the University of California, Irvine Medical Center reported that image-guided ...
November 12, 2009 – IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) introduced a smaller, two-room, and lower-cost footprint for ...
The Radiation Oncology department at Missouri’s Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph treats 50-60 patients per day and ...
With the combined impact of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), the credit crisis, the economic slowdown, and the ...
How would you feel about having an operation done by a blindfolded surgeon? While the most skilled surgeon could likely ...
November 11, 2009 - The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) said it was successful, in collaboration ...
November 6, 2009 - Acceletronics announced here at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation ...
November 4, 2009 - Accuray unveiled the CyberKnife VSI System, extends the CyberKnife System’s robotic radiosurgery ...
November 3, 2009 - Elekta presented new tools for improved clinical precision, workflow efficiency and patient comfort ...
November 2, 2009 - Hologic Inc. is featuring the MammoSite ML radiation therapy system at ASTRO 2009, and will present ...
November 2, 2009 - Xoft, Inc., developer of the Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy, eBx System, which delivers non ...