October 30, 2018 — A highly sensitive blood test that detects minute traces of cancer-specific DNA has been shown to...
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.
Biomarker blood test accurately confirms remission in non-smoker with HPV-associated oral cancer.
News | Radiation Oncology | October 30, 2018
News | Radiation Oncology | October 30, 2018
October 30, 2018 — Combinations of radiation and chemotherapy drugs have been shown to cure human papilloma virus (...
News | Radiation Oncology | October 30, 2018
October 30, 2018 — In the first randomized, phase II clinical trial of its kind, researchers have shown that an...
Feature | Prostate Cancer | October 30, 2018
October 30, 2018 — While popular beliefs and population data suggest that African-American men are at higher risk of...
The Reflexion combination PET-CT linac, on display at ASTRO 2018. The system uses PET radiotracer emissions to track tumors directly without the need for margins to account for respiratory motion.
News | Radiation Therapy | October 30, 2018
October 30, 2018 - Displayed for the first time at...
Videos | October 29, 2018
Videos | Radiation Therapy | October 29, 2018
Videos | ASTRO | October 29, 2018
Anne Hubbard, MBA, director of health policy for the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), gives an...
News | Proton Therapy | October 29, 2018
October 29, 2018 — At the 2018 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting, IBA announced the...
News | Radiation Therapy | October 29, 2018
October 29, 2018 — RaySearch exhibited its latest advances in oncology software at the 2018 American Society for...
News | Quality Assurance (QA) | October 26, 2018
October 26, 2018 — Sun Nuclear Corp. announced the 100th shipment of its new SRS MapCheck for...
News | Radiation Therapy | October 26, 2018
October 26, 2018 — During a recent users meeting, Varian shared details of its development work on an...
News | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy | October 25, 2018
October 25, 2018 — Brainlab unveiled ExacTrac Dynamic at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting...
News | Proton Therapy | October 25, 2018
October 25, 2018 — IBA announced the first irradiation of a Spot Scanning Proton Arc (SPArc) plan at the Beaumont...
News | Brachytherapy Systems, Women's Healthcare | October 25, 2018
October 25, 2018 — iCAD Inc. announced new...
Optune’s electrical fields disrupt the multiplication of cancer cells by delivering alternating electric fields over the region where the disease is located.
Feature | Radiation Oncology | October 24, 2018 | By Greg Freiherr
They are the most difficult forms of cancer to treat —...
Technology | Treatment Planning | October 24, 2018
October 24, 2018 — Siris Medical Inc. announced the release of its new...
Technology | Computed Tomography (CT) | October 23, 2018
October 23, 2018 — Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. recently introduced the FCT Embrace...
