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.

Promising clinical research supports Xoft brain IORT as a viable treatment option for glioblastoma multiforme that may extend patients’ lives
News | Brachytherapy Systems
iCAD Presents Positive New Clinical Data for Xoft Brain IORT

May 19, 2020 — iCAD, Inc. announced positive new clinical data supporting the Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy (eBx) ...

Time May 19, 2020
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News | Tomotherapy
Accuray Synchrony Wins 2020 MedTech Breakthrough Award

May 19, 2020 — Accuray Incorporated announced that MedTech Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organization ...

Time May 19, 2020
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An innovative radiation treatment that could one day be a valuable addition to conventional radiation therapy for inoperable brain and spinal tumors is a step closer, thanks to new research led by University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers at the Canadian Light Source (CLS).
News | Radiation Therapy
Developing Microbeam Radiation Therapy (MRT) for Inoperable Cancer

May 14, 2020 — An innovative radiation treatment that could one day be a valuable addition to conventional radiation ...

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Medical University of South Carolina researchers have developed and validated prediction tools, known as nomograms, that could be used to help prevent delays in the initiation of radiotherapy after surgery for head and neck cancer
News | Radiation Oncology
New Tool Predicts Delays in Post-surgical Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer

May 14, 2020 — More than 65,000 Americans are diagnosed annually with head and neck cancer, which most often occurs ...

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Due to ongoing health concerns related to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as well as global travel restrictions, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has decided to evolve the Joint AAPM/COMP (Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists) Meeting content into a virtual (completely online) meeting in place of the in-person meeting originally scheduled for July 12-16, 2020, in Vancouver, BC.
News | AAPM
Joint AAPM|COMP Meeting Goes Virtual

May 11, 2020 — Due to ongoing health concerns related to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as well as global ...

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Richard J. Price, Ph.D., of the University of Virginia's School of Medicine and School of Engineering, is using focused soundwaves to overcome the natural 'blood-brain barrier,' which protects the brain from harmful pathogens. Photo courtesy of Dan Addison | UVA Communications
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy
Focused Ultrasound Opening Brain to Previously Impossible Treatments

May 7, 2020 — University of Virginia researchers are pioneering the use of focused ultrasound to defy the brain's ...

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Figure 1: CT image of lesions in different planes
Sponsored Content | Case Study | Radiation Oncology | By Christopher Bowen, M.S., DABR
Gaining Greater Insights Into Stereotactic Treatments Without Losing Efficiency

The Radiation Oncology department at Missouri’s Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph treats 50-60 patients per day and ...

Time April 30, 2020
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360 Photos | 360 View Photos
360 Degree View of a 3-D Printed Bolus for Radiation Therapy

The company .decimal at ASTRO showed a 3-D printing technology where radiation therapy (RT) bolus shields can be printed ...

Time April 30, 2020
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Two-dimensional (2D) Ruddlesden-Popper phase layered perovskites (BA)2(MA)2Pb3I10 with three layers of inorganic octahedral slab and bulky organics as spacers
News | X-Ray
Scientists Have Identified a New Class of X-ray Detectors Based on Layered Perovskites

April 24, 2020 — Getting an X-ray at the dentist or the doctor is at best a little inconvenient and at worst a little ...

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Study to demonstrate the superiority of a single treatment of electron beam IORT compared with weeks of standard radiation therapy
News | Radiation Therapy
First Patient Enrolled in Cosmopolitan Trial for Breast Cancer

April 22, 2020 — IntraOp Medical Corporation announced the first patient enrolled in the Cosmopolitan Trial: A ...

Time April 22, 2020
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PTW announces first North American installation and FDA 510(k) clearance of Beamscan MR motorized 3-D water phantom
News | Radiation Oncology
Beamscan MR Motorized 3-D Water Phantom Receives FDA Clearance

April 17, 2020 — PTW has installed the first Beamscan MR motorized 3-D water phantom in North America at the Princess ...

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Funding continues momentum of recent FDA clearance and first system order
News | Radiation Therapy
RefleXion Raises $100 Million for Cancer Treatment Commercialization

April 16, 2020 — RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering the use of biology-guided radiotherapy ...

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#COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #SARScov2 Professor David Sebag-Montefiore (Image courtesy of the University of Leeds)
News | Radiation Therapy
Shorter Radiotherapy Treatment Recommended for Bowel Cancer Patients During COVID-19

April 7, 2020 — An international panel of cancer experts has recommended a one-week course of radiotherapy and delaying ...

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Eclipse v16 has received CE mark and is 510(k) pending
News | Proton Therapy
Varian Brings Machine Learning to Proton Treatment Planning

April 6, 2020 — Driven by its Intelligent Cancer Care approach in developing new solutions that use advanced ...

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Varian received FDA clearance for its Ethos therapy in February 2020. It is an adaptive intelligence solution that uses onboard AI in the treatment system to take the cone beam CT imaging on the system, compare it to the treatment plan and deliver an entire adaptive treatment plan in a typical 15-minute treatment time slot, from patient setup through treatment delivery.
Feature | Treatment Planning | Dave Fornell, Editor
Artificial Intelligence Greatly Speeds Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning

The traditional treatment planning process takes days to create an optimized radiation therapy delivery plan, but new ...

Time April 03, 2020
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A new framework from an international team of experts aims to help protect patients and providers, and conserve protective equipment for frontline healthcare workers #COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #SARScov2
News | Prostate Cancer
Managing Prostate Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 30, 2020 — In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of radiation oncologists from the U.S. and U.K. is ...

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Women are more likely to be cured of cancer by radiotherapy but the side effects are worse.
News | Radiation Therapy
A New Paper on the Pros and Cons of Radiotherapy

March 30, 2020 — Women undergoing radiotherapy for many cancers are more likely than men to be cured, but the side ...

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Reflexion eceived marketing clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for its RefleXion X1 machine
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
FDA Clearance Brings RefleXion Closer to Expanding Cancer Treatment Market

March 13, 2020 — RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering the use of biology-guided radiotherapy ...

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Accuray Incorporated announced that Mercy Hospital St. Louis continues to demonstrate its commitment to improving patient outcomes with the installation of the first CyberKnife M6 System in Missouri at their state-of-the-art David C. Pratt Cancer Center
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
First Accuray CyberKnife M6 System Installed in Missouri

February 27, 2020 — Accuray Incorporated announced that Mercy Hospital St. Louis continues to demonstrate its commitment ...

Time February 27, 2020
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Sponsored Content | Videos | Artificial Intelligence
Technology Report: Artificial Intelligence 2019

In Artificial Intelligence at RSNA 2019, ITN Contributing Editor Greg Freiherr offers an overview of artificial ...

Time February 21, 2020
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