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.

Sponsored Content | Videos | Treatment Planning

Varian Medical Systems launched RapidPlan Knowledge-based Planning at ASTRO 2013. RapidPlan is a new paradigm for ...

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October 14, 2013 — Voices Against Brain Cancer (VBAC), an organization dedicated to brain cancer research and advocacy ...

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October 11, 2013 — To recognize the advances in the field of nuclear and molecular imaging, as well as the professionals ...

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October 10, 2013 — Medical evidence over the past decade has demonstrated that patients with terminal cancer who receive ...

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Sponsored Content | Videos | Brachytherapy Systems

Esteya electronic brachytherapy by Nucletron, an Elekta company, is a new, high-precision treatment solution for ...

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October 9, 2013 — Since December 2012, clinicians at Kettering Medical Center have been able to access — on Elekta’s ...

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October 9, 2013 — Cianna Medical Inc. announced approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) ...

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October 8, 2013 — Civco Medical Solutions announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of Protura Robotic ...

Time October 08, 2013
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October 7, 2013 — As a new medical center, Hôpital Riviera's daily radiotherapy patient volume started out small, but ...

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October 4, 2013 — Theragenics Corporation announced it has signed a supply and reseller agreement with Accelyon Limited ...

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RaySearch Laboratories AB has received regulatory market approval by the Chinese regulatory agency CFDA for RaySearch’s ...

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October 3, 2013 — Accuray Incorporated announced that studies presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology ...

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October 3, 2013 – Esteya, an electronic brachytherapy system, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug ...

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October 2, 2013 — The North Shore-LIJ Health System Department of Radiation Medicine presented a study to evaluate the ...

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October 2, 2013 — Proton therapy is the most advanced radiation technique available. Unfortunately, access to proton ...

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October 2, 2013 — Results of EORTC trial 10853 appearing in Journal of Clinical Oncology show that breast conserving ...

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October 2, 2013 — Elekta unveiled a state-of-the-art learning center at its North American headquarters, in conjunction ...

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October 2, 2013 — Between 1999 and 2002, the UK Standardization of Breast Radiotherapy (START) trials recruited 4,451 ...

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October 1, 2013 — Patients receiving radiotherapy (RT) for cancers in the pelvic region can experience diarrhea, a ...

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Feature | Williette Nyanue

Treatment planning systems have been an integral part of radiation therapy since the 1980s; however, today’s systems are ...

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