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 | Computed Tomography (CT)

September 25, 2017 — Toshiba Medical will showcase new advanced technology on its Aquilion LB computed tomography (CT) ...

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News | Women's Health

September 25, 2017 — A new survey finds breast cancer patients’ actual radiation therapy experiences largely exceeded ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

September 25, 2017 — Long-term results of a phase III clinical trial indicate survival rates for patients receiving ...

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News | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy

September 22, 2017 — Augmenix Inc. announced a preview of clinical data that will be presented at the 59th Annual ...

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News | Proton Therapy

September 22, 2017 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced the release of the Razor Nano Chamber, the smallest ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

September 22, 2017 — Varian Medical Systems announced a patient at Penn Medicine, with head & neck cancer, became the ...

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Technology | Treatment Planning

September 21, 2017 — Brainlab announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

September 21, 2017 — Accuray Inc. announced that data and first-hand experience with its advanced CyberKnife and ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

September 20, 2017 — RaySearch will be exhibiting its next-generation oncology information system (OIS) RayCare, among ...

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News | Proton Therapy

September 20, 2017 — ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Somerset, N.J., recently celebrated the five-year cancer-free ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

September 19, 2017 — Varian Medical Systems announced it will be demonstrating its new Halcyon platform and HyperArc ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

September 19, 2017 — Elekta will highlight its Mosaiq Oncology Analytics (MOA) software solution at the American Society ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

September 14, 2017 — Researchers have demonstrated a new, effective way to precisely identify and localize prostate ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

September 14, 2017 – The program for the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ...

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News | PET-CT

September 13, 2017 — Blue Earth Diagnostics announced the upcoming oral presentation of initial results from the FALCON ...

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News | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS)

September 11, 2017 — Provision, located in Knoxville, Tenn., is the latest to partner with RaySearch Laboratories on the ...

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Feature | Proton Therapy | By Jeff Zagoudis

As one of the more precise methods of delivering radiation therapy for cancer treatment, proton therapy has grown at a ...

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Feature | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS) | By Jeff Zagoudis

Cancer is perhaps the most highly personal, complex disease in our world today. While the various types of cancer are ...

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News | PET-CT

September 7, 2017 — Advanced melanoma has a poor prognosis, but immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy can be effective for ...

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Technology | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

September 6, 2017 — MRI Distortion Check is a new, cloud-based solution designed to quickly and automatically quantify ...

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