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.
News | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy | September 20, 2019
September 20, 2019 — Aktina Medical introduced several new products at the 2019...
News | Proton Therapy | September 20, 2019
September 20, 2019 — Varian announced its ProBeam 360° ...
Anne Hubbard, MBA, director of health policy for the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), explains the details of the proposed radiation oncology alternative payment model (APM), and issues ASTRO has raised with the model, at the 2019 ASTRO annual meeting in Chicago.
News | Radiation Oncology | September 18, 2019
September 18, 2019 — During its annual meeting in September, the ...
News | Lung Cancer | September 18, 2019
September 18, 2019 — Adding precisely aimed, escalated doses of radiation after patients no longer respond to...
News | Proton Therapy | September 17, 2019
September 17, 2019 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA, held its third Victoria Consortium Meeting focusing on Flash...
News | Radiation Therapy | September 17, 2019
September 17, 2019 — Treating high-risk heart patients with a single, high dose of...
The PlanCheck module now part of SunCheck, automates plan quality checks, validates treatment plans against requirements, and automatically assesses plan performance versus intent.
News | Quality Assurance (QA) | September 16, 2019
September 16, 2019 — At the 2019 American Society for...
News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) | September 16, 2019
September 16, 2019 — At the 2019 American Society for...
The Siemens Somatom Go.Sim computed tomography (CT) system for dedicated radiation therapy planning. Image courtesy of Siemens Healthineers.
News | Computed Tomography (CT) | September 15, 2019
September 15, 2019 — Siemens Healthineers debuted two...
News | Brachytherapy Systems | September 13, 2019
September 13, 2019 — Isoray Inc. announced it will spotlight the growing cancer treatment applications of Cesium-131...
Technology | Radiation Therapy | September 13, 2019
September 13, 2019 — The Akesis Galaxy, a gamma stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS...
News | Radiation Oncology | September 13, 2019
September 13, 2019 — Philips will showcase its integrated...
The RefleXion X1 Machine without the Gantry Cover. The patented technology incorporates PET imaging data, which enables tumors to continuously signal their location. Image courtesy of Reflexion Medical.
News | Radiation Therapy | September 12, 2019
September 12, 2019 – Therapeutic oncology company RefleXion Medical announced it will showcase the RefleXion X1 Machine...
Technology | Quality Assurance (QA) | September 12, 2019
September 12, 2019 – IBA Dosimetry GmbH announced the launch of the new enhanced myQA Machines 2019 software...
News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) | September 11, 2019
September 11, 2019 — ViewRay Inc. announced that the company's MRIdian and MRIdian Linac...
News | Radiation Therapy | September 11, 2019
September 11, 2019 — RadCalc version 7.1 with the Monte Carlo 3-D module has been released for beta testing to members...
News | Radiation Therapy | September 09, 2019
September 9, 2019 — Accuray announced that it will showcase its...
News | Radiation Therapy | September 05, 2019
September 5, 2019 — A new clinical guideline from the...
News | Treatment Planning | September 05, 2019
September 5, 2019 — Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany, has treated its first patient using Monte Carlo photon...
