October 9, 2008 - A new therapeutic treatment, when delivered endoscopically and used in combination with chemotherapy ...
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.
Varian Medical Systems will showcase its cancer treatment technologies for external beam radiotherapy, brachytherapy ...
October 7, 2008 - The AccuBoost procedure for treatment of breast cancer is a new image-guided radiation therapy ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
October 6, 2008 - Doctors in Syracuse, NY, have deployed RapidArc radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems. A ...
TomoTherapy reported that the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for its radiation therapy technology, TomoDirect ...
More women are learning about an imaging technique that offers a noninvasive alternative to hysterectomy for women with ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
October 1, 2008 – TomoTherapy Inc. maker of the Hi·Art treatment system for advanced radiation therapy, today announced ...
September 26, 2008 – ProCure announced at ASTRO that it is partnering with radiation oncology practices and hospitals to ...
C-RAD Sentinel is a new system for surface contour localization and monitoring of the patient in the radiotherapy ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
September 25, 2008 – Proton therapy (a specialized type of external beam radiation therapy using protons rather than X ...
September 24, 2008 - Hologic Inc. released a four-year analysis of the Hologic MammoSite radiation therapy system study ...
September 24, 2008 – At ASTRO 2008, Varian Medical Systems featured its newly enhanced version of its RapidArc ...
The Radiation Oncology department at Missouri’s Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph treats 50-60 patients per day and ...
September 23, 2008 – Cancer patients with tumors that have spread to the brain (brain metastases) who undergo ...
Accuray's InTempo Adaptive Imaging System enhances the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System’s ability to continually ...
September 23, 2008 - Accuray Inc. introduced at ASTRO 2008 its InTempo Adaptive Imaging System, which enhances the ...
September 23, 2008 - The number of newly-diagnosed cancer patients age 65 and older who are enrolled in Medicare’s ...
Intrabeam is a miniature radiation source that delivers high dose, yet is a low energy X-ray used for breast cancer ...
September 23, 2008 – At ASTRO 2008, Orfit Industries America showcased its new winged “L” profiles that secure Efficast ...
September 23, 2008 – A multicenter trial testing intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for patients with early ...
September 23, 2008 - Siemens Healthcare showed its works-in-progress (WIP) TREAGO Robotic Table, a system designed for ...