Stephen Sorensen, Ph.D., DABR, chief of medical physics,...
Radiation Oncology
Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that uses radiation therapy to treat cancer. The radiation therapy channel covers all aspects of radiation oncology technology. Radiation therapy includes linear accelerators (LINAC), proton therapy, brachytherapy, image guided radiation therapy (IGRT), focused ultrasound, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), treatment planning systems and tomotherapy.
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Leigh Conroy, Ph.D., physics resident, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, Canada, explains how her center is using machine...
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposal for an advanced alternative payment model (APM) for radiation oncology on July 10, 2019. In response, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement from Paul Harari, M.D., FASTRO, chair of...
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IBA announced the launch of the latest functionality of the SciMoCa Monte Carlo Patient QA solution at the 61st annual American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting, July 14-18 in San Antonio, Texas. The new release of SciMoCa provides what IBA calls the first and only...
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Bracco Imaging S.p.A. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Blue Earth Diagnostics, a molecular imaging company based in Oxford, U.K. Subject to customary closing conditions, completion of the transaction is expected in the third quarter of this calendar year.
News | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy | July 19, 2019
July 17, 2019 — A recent study projects global market revenues for...
News | Radiation Oncology | July 17, 2019
July 17, 2019 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposal for an...
News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) | July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019 — ViewRay Inc. announced that the company's MRIdian System is the focus of more than 40 abstracts...
Technology | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS) | July 15, 2019
July 15, 2019 — RaySearch has released RayCare 3A, a new version of the next-generation...
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | July 10, 2019
July 10, 2019 — GE Healthcare and Insightec announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and CE mark...
Technology | Quality Assurance (QA) | July 10, 2019
July 10, 2019 — IBA announced the launch of the latest functionality of the SciMoCa Monte Carlo Patient QA solution...
News | Radiation Therapy | July 09, 2019
July 9, 2019 — New Cleveland Clinic-led research shows that...
The Beamscan 3-D water phantom with the Varian Halcyon radiotherapy system. Image courtesy of PTW.
News | Quality Assurance (QA) | July 08, 2019
July 8, 2019 — At this year’s American Association...
News | Radiation Therapy | July 05, 2019
July 5, 2019 — Aktina Medical announced that Elekta Instrument AB, based in Sweden, will offer and distribute the...
Provision CARES Proton Therapy Center in Nashville
Sponsored Content | Case Study | Radiation Oncology | July 03, 2019
The newly opened Provision CARES...
News | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy | July 03, 2019
July 3, 2019 — The upcoming release of Civco’s Universal Couchtop ProForm Head & Neck Solution will allow...
Technology | Treatment Planning | July 02, 2019
July 2, 2019 — RaySearch announced the release of RayStation 9A, the latest version of its...
News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers | July 01, 2019
July 1, 2019 — Bracco Imaging S.p.A. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Blue Earth Diagnostics, a...
Image courtesy of Philips Healthcare
Feature | Treatment Planning | July 01, 2019 | By Jeff Zagoudis
News | Radiation Oncology | June 28, 2019
Providing cancer patients an opportunity for increased participation in their treatment, Varian announced its...
Image courtesy of Omega Medical Imaging
News | Artificial Intelligence | June 28, 2019
New Cleveland Clinic-led research shows that...
Technology | Information Technology | June 20, 2019
June 20, 2019 — DOSIsoft announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA...
