Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for men after lung cancer. The American Cancer Society ...
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.
October 5, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has selected Joseph Contessa, M.D., Ph.D., of Yale ...
October 2, 2009 - Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center has purchased four radiation therapy treatment ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
October 1, 2009 - The Women’s Center – Center for Breast Care at Boca Raton Community Hospital has been named one of the ...
October 21, 2009 - Hologic MammoSite ML (multi-lumen) device offers more women the option of completing their radiation ...
Varian Medical Systems provides Acuros capability offered in its brachytherapy treatment planning system. BrachyVision ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
Varians' IKOE, a new knowledge-based auto-contouring system, puts expert experience at your fingertips. Match your case ...
Varian Medical Systems offers the RapidArc radiotherapy technology, which is designed to deliver image-guided, intensity ...
September 30, 2009 - A 17-year-old female with a complex arteriovenous malformation of the brain has become the first ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
September 30, 2009 - The founding members of the American Society of Clinical Radiation Oncology (ASCRO) announced its ...
Accelerated partial breast irradiation, carbon nanotube X-ray for medical imaging and radiation therapy and stereotactic ...
Xoft Inc., an electronic brachytherapy developer, showcases the expanded treatment capabilities of the Axxent eBx System ...
The Radiation Oncology department at Missouri’s Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph treats 50-60 patients per day and ...
Imagine being able to view vascular, soft tissue, bony, and abnormal structures at the same time is possible with ...
Philips Healthcare’s offers simulation and planning software to help advance intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT ...
Known as GPS for the Body technology, the Calypso System utilizes miniature implanted Beacon transponders to provide ...
September 29, 2009 - The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) and ProCure Treatment Centers Inc. (ProCure) announced ...
September 25, 2009 - Cancer physicians and cancer care advocates applauded a bipartisan letter led by Senators Richard ...
September 22, 2009 - Robotic stereotactic radiotherapy appeared to be a safe and obviously superior alternative to ...
September 22, 2009 - Elekta will host its 2009 Radiation Oncology Users Meeting (ROUM), Saturday, October 31, 2009 in ...
September 19, 2009 - Particle beam radiation therapy (PBRT) is safe and may provide effective tumor control, but "there ...