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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Since its introduction two years ago, Varian’s RapidArc radiotherapy technology has been deployed at over 170 cancer ...

Time January 04, 2010
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Case Study

The advent of conformal radiotherapies has ushered in an era of image-guided radiotherapy, or IGRT, enabling clinicians ...

Time January 04, 2010
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News

December 29, 2009 - The award for World Class Manufacturer of the Year 2009 recognizes the quality work produced each ...

Time December 29, 2009
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December 24, 2009 – Four cancer patients this past week became the first in Latin America to receive treatment using ...

Time December 24, 2009
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December 17, 2009 - Partial breast irradiation "is an approach that may allow more patients to undergo breast-conserving ...

Time December 16, 2009
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December 14, 2009 - Patients with low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who receive accelerated partial breast ...

Time December 14, 2009
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December 9, 2009 - Proton therapy is gaining wider adoption in the United States, having treated more than 3,200 of the ...

Time December 10, 2009
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December 10, 2009 - Better dose conformality can be reached with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in comparison ...

Time December 09, 2009
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November 24, 2009 - Radiation therapy treatment times can be reduced by up to 66 percent when using tomotherapy advanced ...

Time November 24, 2009
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November 18, 2009 - Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) are enabling radiation ...

Time November 18, 2009
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November 12, 2009 - Researchers from the University of California, Irvine Medical Center reported that image-guided ...

Time November 12, 2009
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November 12, 2009 – IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) introduced a smaller, two-room, and lower-cost footprint for ...

Time November 12, 2009
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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

With the combined impact of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), the credit crisis, the economic slowdown, and the ...

Time November 11, 2009
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How would you feel about having an operation done by a blindfolded surgeon? While the most skilled surgeon could likely ...

Time November 11, 2009
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November 11, 2009 - The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) said it was successful, in collaboration ...

Time November 10, 2009
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Technology

November 6, 2009 - Acceletronics announced here at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation ...

Time November 06, 2009
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November 4, 2009 - Accuray unveiled the CyberKnife VSI System, extends the CyberKnife System’s robotic radiosurgery ...

Time November 04, 2009
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November 3, 2009 - Elekta presented new tools for improved clinical precision, workflow efficiency and patient comfort ...

Time November 04, 2009
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November 2, 2009 - Hologic Inc. is featuring the MammoSite ML radiation therapy system at ASTRO 2009, and will present ...

Time November 03, 2009
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November 2, 2009 - Xoft, Inc., developer of the Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy, eBx System, which delivers non ...

Time November 02, 2009
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