Radiation therapy has become increasingly effective and safe as vendors continue to innovate technologies that benefit the patient.
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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Accuray's philosophy is to personalize treatments to exactly fit the patient. Senior Director of Marketing Andrew Delao explains this philosophy in a conversation with Greg Freiherr at ASTRO 2018.
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This is an example of how artificial intelligence (AI) can help improve patient care by pulling together patient data from numerous sources n the elect if medical records that are specific to a patient’s...
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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute are collaborating with Nationwide Children’s Hospital to bring the first proton therapy treatment facility to central Ohio. This will offer state-of-the-art radiation...
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ITN Editor Dave Fornell took a tour of some of the most innovative technologies on display on the expo floor at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2018 conference.
Technology | Nuclear Imaging | January 16, 2019
January 16, 2019 — MIM Software Inc. received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for...
News | Brachytherapy Systems, Women's Healthcare | January 07, 2019
January 7, 2019 — Breast cancer recurrence rates of patients treated with intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT)...
News | Brachytherapy Systems | January 04, 2019
January 4, 2018 — Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) indicated a significantly different clinician and patient-...
Technology | Treatment Planning | December 27, 2018
December 27, 2018 — RaySearch Laboratories released RayStation 8B, the latest version of the...
Technology | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | December 21, 2018
December 21, 2018 — Insightec announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expansion...
Technology | Radiation Therapy | December 10, 2018
December 10, 2018 — RaySearch has decided to develop a treatment control system, RayCommand, to act as a link...
Videos | Radiation Therapy | December 06, 2018
News | Artificial Intelligence | December 04, 2018
December 4, 2018 — Mirada Medical, a leading global brand in medical imaging software, will form part of an...
Sponsored Content | Videos | Radiation Oncology | November 30, 2018
Accuray's philosophy is to personalize treatments to exactly fit the patient. Senior Director of Marketing Andrew...
Image courtesy of The Ohio State University James Comprehensive Cancer Center
News | Proton Therapy | November 21, 2018
November 21, 2018 — The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and...
News | Prostate Cancer | November 19, 2018
November 19, 2018 — Data from a validation study of a high-risk...
News | Women's Health | November 14, 2018
November 14, 2018 — Disposable device manufacturer Merit Medical Systems Inc. announced the closing of a definitive...
Videos | ASTRO | November 08, 2018
ITN Editor Dave Fornell took a tour of some of the most innovative technologies on display on the expo floor at the...
Laurent Levy, CEO of Nanobiotix, explains the use of his company's nanoparticles to enhance the radiation sensitivity of tumor tissue to improve patient outcomes. The images show the initial tumor and enhancement areas due to the nanoparticles and the resulting outcomes following treatment.
Blog | ASTRO | November 08, 2018 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Here are a few of the radiation oncology technology advancement takeaways seen at the 2018...
360 Photos | 360 View Photos | November 07, 2018
This is the Siemens Magnetom Sola RT edition 1.5T MRI system optimized for...
