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 | Proton Therapy | October 29, 2018
October 29, 2018 — At the 2018 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting, IBA announced the launch...
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 stereotactic radiosurgery...
News | Radiation Therapy | October 26, 2018
October 26, 2018 — During a recent users meeting, Varian shared details of its development work on an artificial...
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 clinical research demonstrating positive outcomes supporting the use of the...
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 — glioblastoma multiforme, pancreatic and recurrent ovarian. Their...
Technology | Treatment Planning | October 24, 2018
October 24, 2018 — Siris Medical Inc. announced the release of its new artificial intelligence (AI) treatment decision-...
Technology | Computed Tomography (CT) | October 23, 2018
October 23, 2018 — Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. recently introduced the FCT Embrace computed tomography (CT)...
News | Proton Therapy | October 23, 2018
October 23, 2018 — Varian announced its new single-room proton therapy system, ProBeam 360°, at the 2018 American...
Amar U. Kishan, M.D., presents data about stereotactic body radiation therapy at ASTRO 2018.
Feature | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) | October 23, 2018 | By Greg Freiherr
With its shorter course of treatment, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has long been preferred for patients...
News | Radiation Therapy | October 23, 2018
October 23, 2018 — Whole-brain radiotherapy can be delivered more safely to patients with brain metastases by avoiding...
Feature | Artificial Intelligence | October 22, 2018 | By Greg Freiherr
Artificial intelligence (AI) will not force specialists in radiation oncology from their jobs but rather make them...
News | Prostate Cancer | October 22, 2018
The first report of a large, international clinical trial shows that, for men who show signs of prostate cancer after...
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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,...
