July 26, 2021 — A record number of radiation oncologists met with Congressional leaders and staff last week as part of the largest American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Advocacy Day in the Society's history.
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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July 20, 2021 — In response to consecutive weeks of proposed Medicare payment cuts to radiation oncology cancer care,...
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July 8, 2021 — Registration opens today for the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) 63rd Annual Meeting, which will return to an in-person conference at ...
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June 28, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new imaging agent for detection of prostate cancer, providing a more effective imaging approach to detect the spread of cancer to other parts of the body.
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June 16, 2021 — The effects of COVID-19 on the brain can be accurately measured with positron emission tomography (PET), according to...
The FLASH Effect significantly improves the therapeutic ratio for curing cancer
News | Radiation Oncology | July 28, 2021
July 28, 2021 — IntraOp Medical Corporation announced that Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV, Switzerland) enrolled...
Figure 1. The guideline also includes treatment algorithms for initial local management (Figure 1) and local management following an unplanned excision (Figure 2).
News | Radiation Therapy | July 27, 2021
July 27, 2021 — A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides guidance on...
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News | Radiation Oncology | July 26, 2021
July 26, 2021 — A record number of radiation oncologists met with Congressional leaders and staff last week as part of...
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Blog | Artificial Intelligence | June 07, 2021
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There...
The 15-ton compact accelerator is lifted into the David C. Pratt Cancer Center at Mercy St. Louis. (Photo: Business Wire)
News | Radiation Oncology | July 21, 2021
July 23, 2021 — Mevion Medical Systems announced that it has delivered the 15-ton compact accelerator to Mercy Hospital...
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News | RSNA | July 21, 2021
July 21, 2021 — Registration is now open for the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 107th Scientific Assembly...
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News | Radiation Oncology | July 21, 2021
July 21, 2021 — On July 19, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) displayed the CY 2022 Hospital...
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Videos | Information Technology | December 01, 2020
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements...
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News | Radiation Therapy | July 20, 2021
July 20, 2021 — In response to consecutive weeks of proposed Medicare payment cuts to radiation oncology cancer care,...
(L-R) Associate Professor Peter Brotchie (St Vincent's), Dr Ruwan Tennakoon (RMIT), Professor John Thangarajah (RMIT), Dr Mark Page (St Vincent's). Image courtesy of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
News | Prostate Cancer | July 19, 2021
July 19, 2021 — Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed cancer and a leading cause of death by cancer in Australian men....
Ramon Alfredo Siochi, director of medical physics at West Virginia University. Image courtesy of WVU Photo/Aira Burkhart
News | Radiation Oncology | July 15, 2021
July 15, 2021 — Just as helicopter traffic reporters use their "bird's eye view" to route drivers around roadblocks...
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Blog | Contrast Media | October 20, 2020
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a...
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News | Radiology Business | July 15, 2021
July 15, 2021 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the calendar year 2022 Medicare...
In a mouse model study of MRI-guided focused ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier (BBB) opening at MRI field strengths ranging from approximately 0 T (outside the magnetic field) to 4.7 T, the static magnetic field dampened the detected microbubble cavitation signal and decreased the BBB opening volume. Image courtesy of Washington University in St. Louis
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | July 13, 2021
July 13, 2021 — MRI-guided focused ultrasound combined with microbubbles can open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and...
NeuroLogica joins forces with Massachusetts General Hospital to pilot OmniTom Elite with Photon Counting Detector (PCD) technology at patient point-of-care. (Photo: Business Wire)
News | Computed Tomography (CT) | July 13, 2021
July 13, 2021 — NeuroLogica Corp. announced that its state-of-the-art OmniTom Elite with Photon Counting Detector (PCD...
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Power injectors can improve efficiency and patient safety, for example, ensuring that contrast agent is not wasted due to the lack of a saline bolus. Image courtesy of Lior Molvin
Blog | Contrast Media | July 31, 2019
Patient safety and operational efficiency are behind the development of modern contrast media, selection and...
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News | Radiation Oncology | July 12, 2021
July 12, 2021 — The numbers of cancer screening tests rebounded sharply in the last quarter of 2020, following a...
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News | Prostate Cancer | July 12, 2021
July 12, 2021 — Most countries have not introduced nationwide prostate cancer screening, as current methods result in...
News | Artificial Intelligence | July 09, 2021
July 9, 2021 — GE Healthcare announced the integration of Spectronic Medical AB AI-based software[1] for more precise...
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News | ASTRO | July 08, 2021
July 8, 2021 — Registration opens today for the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) 63rd Annual Meeting,...
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Feature | Treatment Planning | July 07, 2021 | Information provided by Grand View Research
The rapid increase in global cancer prevalence is driving the demand for innovative and accurate oncology treatment...
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Feature | Breast Imaging | July 06, 2021 | By Ananth Ravi, Ph.D.
The challenges faced by hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic have severely impacted cancer care. While the...
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News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | July 01, 2021
July 1, 2021 — The University of Oxford announced commencement of enrollment for the Phase I PanDox study of...
News | Radiation Therapy | June 29, 2021
June 29, 2021 — UPMC Hillman Cancer Center will be the first cancer center in the eastern United States, and one of...
