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.

TeamBest Global Companies (TBG) and Best Cyclotron Systems, Inc. (BCS) announce the shipment of the world’s very first 6 MeV Proton Cyclotron, operating in excess of 500 micro amp current, to a National Lab today.
News | Molecular Imaging
Shipment of World’s Very First 6 MeV Proton Cyclotron

January 28, 2022 — TeamBest Global Companies (TBG) and Best Cyclotron Systems, Inc. (BCS) announce the shipment of the ...

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UVA Cancer Center's David Schiff, MD, co-chaired a blue-ribbon panel that developed important new guidelines for treating brain metastases — cancers that have spread to the brain. Image courtesy of UVA Health
News | Radiation Oncology
New Brain Cancer Guidelines to Improve Care, Patient Survival

January 27, 2022 — New guidelines for treating cancers that have spread to the brain are poised to improve care for ...

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On January 24, the Emergency Response Team (ERT) of Nuclear Medicine Europe (NMEu) communicated that there will be a delay in the restart of the HFR Reactor that will impact the supply of Mo-99 and Lu-177 in coming weeks.
News | Nuclear Imaging
SNMMI Issues Alert That HFR Outage Will Impact Isotope Supply

January 26, 2022 — On January 24, the Emergency Response Team (ERT) of Nuclear Medicine Europe (NMEu) communicated that ...

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For the first time, researchers led by a team from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center used prostate cancer patients’ DNA to create a model that appears to predict who will have side effects from radiation.   
News | Prostate Cancer
Genetics Predicts Toxic Side Effects to Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy

January 19, 2022 — For the first time, researchers led by a team from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center used ...

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A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides guidance on the use of radiation therapy to treat adult patients with primary liver cancers using external beam radiation therapy (EBRT).
News | Radiation Therapy
ASTRO Issues Clinical Guideline on External Beam Radiation Therapy for Primary Liver Cancers

January 13, 2022 — A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides guidance ...

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Nanobiotix, a late-stage clinical biotechnology company pioneering physics-based approaches to expand treatment possibilities for patients with cancer, today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in NANORAY-312, a global, open-label, two-arm, randomized, Investigator’s Choice phase III registration study that is designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of radiotherapy-activated NBTXR3 with or without cetuximab versus radiotherapy with or without cetuximab in high-risk, chemotherapy-ineli
News | Radiation Therapy
First Patient Enrolled in NANORAY-312 Global Phase III Registrational Study of NBTXR3 in Head and Neck Cancer

January 10, 2022 — Nanobiotix, a late-stage clinical biotechnology company pioneering physics-based approaches to expand ...

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News | Radiation Oncology
Helping Cancer Patients Avoid Excessive Radiation

January 7, 2022 — A Case Western Reserve University-led team of scientists has used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to ...

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IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), the world leader in particle accelerator technology and the world’s leading provider of proton therapy solutions for the treatment of cancer, announced a new contract for the installation of a Proteus ONE[1] proton therapy solution with Proton International Arkansas LLC – a joint venture formed by Proton International, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Baptist Health, and Arkansas Children’s.
News | Proton Therapy
IBA and Proton International Sign Contract for Proteus ONE Proton Therapy Solution in Arkansas

January 3, 2022 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), the world leader in particle accelerator technology and ...

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IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A), a world leader in particle accelerator technology, announced the opening of its INDux training center to maximize talent, share experiences and optimize knowledge of both customers and employees at its headquarters in Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium.
News | Radiation Oncology
IBA Launches INDux Training Center to Optimize Customer Performance

December 30, 2021 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A), a world leader in particle accelerator technology, announced the ...

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Role of P3HT MW and polyimide substrate thickness on the functionality of curved X-ray detectors. Loading and unloading P–h curves for the a) NP-BHJ films containing different P3HT MW and b) polyimide substrates of different thicknesses. Misfit strain as a function of both radius of curvature and substrate thickness for NP-BHJ film based on c) P3HT A and d) P3HT D. Misfit strain between the film and substrate increases when thinner substrates and lower P3HT MW are used. Photograph indicating the tendency of
News | Radiation Therapy
Safer X-rays and Radiation Therapy a Step Closer Thanks to Surrey Research

December 29, 2021 — Researchers at the University of Surrey have identified key design rules for making curved X-ray ...

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Here is a list of the Top 10 most read pieces of content on ITNonline.com from the month of December 2021.
Feature | Radiology Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Top 10: Most Read Radiology Technology Content in December 2021

Here is a list of the Top 10 most read pieces of content on ITNonline.com from the month of December 2021. This is based ...

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Neurosurgeon Adam Robin, M.D., surgically implants a GammaTile device for the first time in Michigan. Image courtesy of Henry Ford Health System
News | Radiation Therapy
Henry Ford Health System First in Michigan to Implant Novel Therapy for Recurrent Brain Tumors

December 22, 2021 — Surgeons at Henry Ford Health System have treated a patient with a recurrent brain tumor by ...

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 IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.), a world leader in particle accelerator technology and the world’s leading provider of proton therapy solutions for the treatment of cancer, today announces it has signed a contract for the installation of a Proteus ONE proton therapy solution with the New Mexico Cancer Center in Albuquerque, NM, USA.
News | Proton Therapy
IBA and New Mexico Cancer Center Sign Contract to Install a Proteus ONE

December 22, 2021 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.), a world leader in particle accelerator technology and the world’s ...

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RayCare 5B features full user configurability of all workflow configuration settings, including the possibility to create advanced workflow automation, from the administrator’s workspace.
News | Radiation Oncology
RayCare 5B Provides Cancer Clinics with User Configurable Workflows for Radiation Therapy

December 22, 2021 — RayCare 5B features full user configurability of all workflow configuration settings, including the ...

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Immunolight LLC, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical firm leading the way in advancing technologies to transform cancer treatment, announced today it is now recruiting patients for a phase 1 study of its X-PACT Cancer Treatment system in Breast, Melanoma, Sarcoma and Head and Neck Cancers, to be conducted at Duke University Medical Center.
News | Radiation Oncology
Immunolight, LLC Now Recruiting Patients for Phase 1 Trial of the X-PACT System in Solid Tumors

December 20, 2021 — Immunolight LLC, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical firm leading the way in advancing technologies ...

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Mirion Technologies, Inc., a global provider of detection, measurement, analysis and monitoring solutions to the medical, nuclear, defense, and research end markets, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Computerized Imaging Reference Systems, Inc. (“CIRS”), a leading provider of medical imaging and radiation therapy phantoms serving the medical industry.
News | Radiation Therapy
Mirion Technologies to Acquire Computerized Imaging Reference Systems

December 10, 2021 — Mirion Technologies, Inc., a global provider of detection, measurement, analysis and monitoring ...

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RefleXion Medical Inc., a therapeutic oncology company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company Breakthrough Device Designation for its biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) for use in treating lung tumors.
News | Radiation Therapy
RefleXion Receives Breakthrough Device Designation for Lung Cancer Treatment

December 6, 2021 — RefleXion Medical Inc., a therapeutic oncology company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug ...

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CIRS specializes in the design, development and commercialization of tissue equivalent medical imaging and radiation therapy phantoms for the radiotherapy and radio-diagnostic markets.
News | Nuclear Imaging
Mirion Technologies Completes Acquisition of Computerized Imaging Reference Systems, Inc.

December 3, 2021 — Mirion Technologies, Inc., a global provider of detection, measurement, analysis and monitoring ...

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Figure 1. Proportion of U.S. states offering equivalent early prioritization for COVID vaccination for patients with cancer and patients over the age of 65 as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Cancer Patients Overlooked in COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

December 2, 2021 — Almost two-thirds of U.S. states failed to prioritize cancer patients for COVID-19 vaccinations ...

Time December 02, 2021
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Videos | Radiation Therapy
VIDEO: Sedating Children With Movies Rather Than Drugs for Radiation Therapy

Jeffrey T. Chapman, a medical student at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Explains how watching ...

Time November 24, 2021
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