Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), or stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, is a type of radiation therapy that precisely targets a tumor with high doses of radiation by using several beams of various intensities aimed at different angles.

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Each year, community cancer centers treat about 85 percent of cancer patients in the United States.1 Agnesian HealthCare ...

Time July 24, 2012
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Feature | Michael Gensheimer, M.D.; Mark Phillips,

In arc therapy, a linear accelerator gantry moves in a continuous arc around the target while delivering radiation dose ...

Time April 03, 2012
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March 16, 2012 – The current Guinness World Record holder for the tallest man, Sultan Kosen, won't be posting new ...

Time March 16, 2012
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Each year, community cancer centers treat about 85% of cancer patients in the United States.1 Agnesian HealthCare Cancer ...

Time March 14, 2012
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Feature | Mary Beth Nevulis

Radiotherapy (RT) as a way to treat cancer is growing as a field, now that its accuracy has been improving. One reason ...

Time March 14, 2012
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Feature | Helen Kuhl

Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) emerged as a new way to treat patients in the late 1990s and garnered ...

Time January 31, 2012
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January 30, 2012 — Accuray Incorporated, a radiation oncology company, announced publication of a study demonstrating ...

Time January 30, 2012
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Five leading cancer institutions are taking part in the first multi-institutional Phase II study of hypofractionated ...

Time November 23, 2011
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Feature | Constantine A. Mantz, M.D.

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is an investigational radiotherapy modality for the treatment of localized ...

Time November 23, 2011
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October 24, 2011 – Cancer experts from around the world gathered in Berlin to hear about advances in radiotherapy that ...

Time October 24, 2011
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Oct. 20, 2011 — The Radiosurgery Society (RSS), a nonprofit organization of medical professionals dedicated to advancing ...

Time October 20, 2011
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September 30, 2011 — The CyberKnife Coalition announced that more than 500 men have been enrolled in the first national ...

Time September 30, 2011
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August 4, 2011—The first multi-institutional study evaluating a new form of radiation treatment for prostate cancer ...

Time August 04, 2011
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July 25, 2011 — Accuray Inc. announced the installation of the CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system at five academic ...

Time July 25, 2011
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Feature | Roberto Spiegelmann, M.D.

The first applications of and even the term radiosurgery were the idea of Swedish neurosurgeon Lars Leksell, which he ...

Time July 18, 2011
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Feature | Siavash Jabbari, M.D., Advocate Lutheran

Hypofractionated radiotherapy regimens are emerging as an effective treatment option for many prostate cancer patients ...

Time July 18, 2011
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July 5, 2011 — Cancer patients in Sweden have gained access to fast and efficient radiotherapy treatments with the ...

Time July 05, 2011
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Feature | By Ke Sheng, Ph.D.; Wensha Yang, Ph.D.;

In the United States, approximately 1.53 million people were diagnosed with cancer and more than 569,000 died of the ...

Time June 29, 2011
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May 20, 2011 - Accuray Incorporated announced that 85 percent of European CyberKnife centers are performing prostate ...

Time May 20, 2011
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April 5, 2011 – The volume of normal brain tissue exposed to radiation during treatment for multiple metastases appears ...

Time April 05, 2011
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