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 | Prostate Cancer | October 22, 2018
The first report of a large, international clinical trial shows that, for men who show signs of...
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News | ASTRO | October 22, 2018
Treatment of renal cell carcinoma with stereotactic radiation therapy is as safe and effective for patients with one...
News | ASTRO | October 22, 2018
In a 10-year study of women who received radiation therapy to treat early-stage breast cancer, those receiving fewer,...
News | ASTRO | October 21, 2018
Adding radiation therapy or surgery to systemic therapy for stage IV lung cancer patients whose cancer has spread to a...
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News | ASTRO | October 21, 2018
A subset of patients with low-risk breast cancer is highly unlikely to see cancer return following breast conservation...
The Elekta Unity with 1.5T MRI embedded as a targeting system appeared at the annual meeting of the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in San Antonio, Texas. The system is being sold in Europe and could soon enter the U.S. marketplace. (Photo courtesy of Elekta)
Feature | ASTRO | October 20, 2018 | By Greg Freiherr
A linear accelerator combined with high-field MRI could soon be on the U.S. market. If U.S. regulators do as expected,...
The Aquilion Precision CT system from Canon offers very high resolution imaging, which may aid in cancer detection and improved treatment planning in radiation oncology.
News | Computed Tomography (CT) | October 19, 2018
October 19, 2018 – At the 2018 American Society of...
News | Proton Therapy | October 19, 2018
October 19, 2018 – IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) is sharing how hospitals can secure performance, investment and...
News | Quality Assurance (QA) | October 18, 2018
myQA Daily from IBA Dosimetry enables fast as well as high-quality daily...
News | Radiation Therapy | October 17, 2018
October 17, 2018 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced it has entered into an agreement with Varian with the...
News | Prostate Cancer | October 17, 2018
October 17, 2018 — Boston Scientific Corp. announced the close of its acquisition of Augmenix Inc., developer of the...
News | Patient Engagement | October 15, 2018
October 15, 2018 — Varian announced the acquisition of privately-held software company Noona Healthcare, developer of a...
News | Prostate Cancer | October 12, 2018
October 12, 2018 — Three prominent medical societies issued a new clinical guideline for physicians treating men with...
News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) | October 05, 2018
October 5, 2018 — Leading oncology experts from around the world recently met to discuss the integration of...
Technology | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS) | October 04, 2018
October 4, 2018 — RaySearch Laboratories AB has released RayCare 2B, the latest version of its...
News | Brachytherapy Systems, Women's Healthcare | October 02, 2018
October 2, 2018 — Breast cancer recurrence rates for patients treated with the Xoft Axxent...
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) | September 27, 2018
September 27, 2018 — Accuray Inc. announced that published data from two prospective, multi-center...
News | Treatment Planning | September 24, 2018
September 24, 2018 — RaySearch recently strengthened its position in the U.K. market with a major order for the...
News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) | September 21, 2018
September 21, 2018 — ViewRay Inc. announced that Acibadem Maslak Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey has begun treating...
