Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies.
ASTRO
This page includes the latest news from the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), including news and video coverage from the society's annual meeting. ASTRO is the premier radiation oncology society in the world, with more than 10,000 members who are physicians, nurses, biologist, physicists, radiation therapists, dosimetrists and other healthcare professionals who specialize in treating patients with radiation therapy.
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December 1, 2020 — At the Virtual RSNA 2020 conference, it was announced that Mary C. Mahoney, M.D., is RSNA president for 2021.
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November 18, 2020 — Radiation oncologists across the country will meet virtually with members of Congress this week to urge lawmakers to pass legislation that will safeguard access to high-quality, value-based health care for...
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October 24, 2020 — The American Society of Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) 62nd Annual Meeting launched its Exhibit Hall Only Day yesterday, a new event one day before programming begins, to...
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Brain tumors edged out by artificial intelligence: VBrain applies auto-contouring to the three most common types of brain tumors: brain metastasis, meningioma and acoustic neuroma.
News | Artificial Intelligence | April 07, 2021
April 7, 2021 — Vysioneer, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) for cancer care, announced it received the U.S....
News | Radiation Therapy | March 31, 2021
March 31, 2021 — Doctors who oversee cancer clinics say that new patients are arriving for treatment with more advanced...
News | Nuclear Imaging | March 08, 2021
IBA and NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes Expand Collaboration to Enable Global Availability of Tc-99m
March 8, 2021 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT) and NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, announced a...
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Videos | Information Technology | December 01, 2020
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements...
Axial fused PET/CT image shows intense uptake (arrowhead) in the deep pelvis corresponding to the left lobe of the prostate in a 62-year-old with a history of prostate cancer treated with radiation therapy. The CT scan does not show the tumor. Image courtesy of the the Radiological Society of North America.
Feature | Treatment Planning | March 05, 2021 | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
The decision to offer radiation after prostatectomy for patients with recurrent prostate cancer is quite complex, and...
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) | February 12, 2021
February 12, 2021 — ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc. announced 18 new system orders in 2020 for its recently commercialized...
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Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements...
Mary C. Mahoney, M.D.
News | RSNA | December 01, 2020
December 1, 2020 — At the Virtual RSNA 2020 conference, it was announced that Mary C. Mahoney, M.D., is RSNA president...
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News | Radiation Oncology | November 18, 2020
November 18, 2020 — Radiation oncologists across the country will meet virtually with members of Congress this week to...
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News | Prostate Cancer | November 02, 2020
November 2, 2020 — An analysis of the phase III NRG Oncology clinical trial RTOG 9601 on men receiving salvage...
Watch-and-Wait Compared to Operation for Patients with Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer. Image courtesy of the American College of Surgeons
News | Radiation Therapy | November 02, 2020
November 2, 2020 — A nonsurgical treatment option for rectal cancer that preserves quality of life is safe for...
News | Breast Imaging | November 02, 2020
November 2, 2020 — Hologic, Inc. announced the commercial availability in Europe of its 3DQuorum Imaging Technology,...
News | Radiation Oncology | November 02, 2020
Effectiveness of Gemcitabine and Daily RT for Bladder Preservation in Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
November 2, 2020 — Bladder preservation with trimodality therapy can be a safe and effective alternative to cystectomy...
News | Prostate Cancer | October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020 — Researchers involved in the phase II NRG Oncology RTOG 0526 trial studying low dose rate (LDR)...
Vinai Gondi, M.D., director of research at the Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center, co-director of the Brain Tumor Center at Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center, Warrenville, and lead author of the NRG-BN001 abstract.
News | Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) | October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020 — A preliminary analysis of photon therapy treatment group 1 from the phase II NRG Oncology clinical...
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) | October 26, 2020
October 26, 2020 — Results of a new randomized phase III trial suggest that stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) should...
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) | October 26, 2020
October 26, 2020 — A new study, conducted across 13 medical centers in Australia and New Zealand, strengthens the case...
News | PET Imaging | October 26, 2020
October 26, 2020 — Adding the advanced PET radiotracer fluciclovine to conventional imaging to help guide radiation...
News | Radiation Therapy | October 26, 2020
October 26, 2020 — A new study shows using fewer and higher doses of high-precision radiation therapy is a more...
News | Brachytherapy Systems | October 26, 2020
October 26, 2020 — iCAD, Inc. announced the Company will showcase the expanded platform for the Xoft Axxent Electronic...
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | October 26, 2020
October 26, 2020 — ViewRay, Inc. announced that the company's MRIdian Linac MRI-guided radiation therapy system will be...
