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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January 17, 2014 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared Varian Medical Systems’ updated ProBeam proton therapy ...

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January 15, 2014 — The Radiation Oncology Institute (ROI) has selected Malolan S. Rajagopalan, M.D., radiation oncology ...

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January 13, 2014 — AirXpanders Inc., a developer of technology for women who require tissue expansion for breast ...

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January 9, 2014 — A clinical trial for breast cancer, published in the medical journal The Lancet, shows that a single ...

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January 8, 2014 — Dilon Technologies Inc. announced that it acquired the assets of the Navigator gamma probe business ...

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January 3, 2014 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has launched its new educational series, Image ...

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January 2, 2014 — Focal Therapeutics announced that its BioZorb 3-D tissue marker has been successfully used in over 100 ...

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December 30, 2013 — RaySearch Laboratories AB received two orders for its RayStation treatment planning system from the ...

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December 30, 2013 — RaySearch Laboratories and TomoTherapy Inc. (now Accuray) entered a software licensing and ...

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December 30, 2013 — The BioZorb 3-D surgical marker improves visualization of the treatment area for radiation planning ...

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December 24, 2013 — A patient with a rare type of cancer (chondrosarcoma) at the base of the skull has become the first ...

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Radiation therapy used to treat uterine cancer may increase a patient's risk of developing bladder cancer. That is the ...

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Monaco 5, the latest version of Elekta's Monaco treatment planning system has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food ...

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December 18, 2013 — ViewRay Inc., a privately held medical device company, secured $30 million in funding from existing ...

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December 18, 2013 — Mobius Medical Systems LP announced the release of the latest version of its flagship software ...

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Most women who undergo partial mastectomy (lumpectomy) surgery for breast cancer also complete a course of radiotherapy ...

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December 12, 2013 — Omission of radiotherapy is a reasonable option for women ages 65 or older who receive hormone ...

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December 11, 2013 — C4 Imaging LLC announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of its first ...

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December 11, 2013 — The Radiation Therapy Alliance (RTA), a nonprofit organization representing 227 community-based ...

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Women with interruptions in health insurance coverage or with low income levels had a significantly increased likelihood ...

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