ITN Associate Editor Jeff Zagoudis speaks with Mark Pankuch, Ph.D., director of physics and dosimetry at the Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center, about the differences between...
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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ITN Associate Editor Jeff Zagoudis speaks with Bill Hartsell, M.D., medical director at the Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center,...
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This is a 360 photo view behind the gantry room at the Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center in Warrenville, Ill.
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This is a 360 view of Treatment Room 3 (of 4) at the Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center in Warrenville, Ill.
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This is a 360 photo view inside the gantry room at the Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center in Warrenville, Ill.
News | Proton Therapy | March 13, 2019
March 13, 2019 — The number of new particle therapy rooms ordered worldwide dropped by almost 20 percent in 2018,...
News | Treatment Planning | March 08, 2019
March 8, 2019 — Anderson Regional Cancer Center in Meridian, Miss., has treated its first patient using the...
Videos | Proton Therapy | March 01, 2019
ITN Associate Editor Jeff Zagoudis speaks with Mark Pankuch, Ph.D., director of physics and dosimetry at the...
360 Photos | 360 View Photos | February 28, 2019
This is a 360 photo view behind the gantry room at the ...
360 Photos | 360 View Photos | February 28, 2019
This is a 360 view of Treatment Room 3 (of 4) at the ...
360 Photos | 360 View Photos | February 27, 2019
This is a 360 photo view inside the gantry room at the...
While surgery is still the gold standard for lung cancer treatment, radiation therapy can offer a less invasive approach with quicker recovery times.
Feature | Lung Cancer | February 27, 2019 | By Jeff Zagoudis
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer for both men and women in the United States,...
Gadolinium contrast agents (GBCAs) are partly retained in the brain, raising safety concerns, as seen in this MRI.
News | Radiology Business | February 22, 2019
Imaging Technology News has been recognized with three award nominations from the Jesse H. Neal Awards as a finalist...
Technology | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) | February 21, 2019
February 21, 2019 — ViewRay Inc. received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to...
NIH-funded researchers showed how gliomas may be treated with radiation and drugs that block DNA repair. Image courtesy of Castro lab, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor
News | Radiation Therapy | February 19, 2019
February 19, 2019 — Researchers at the University of Michigan recently searched for new brain tumor treatments by...
News | Radiation Therapy | February 15, 2019
February 15, 2019 – University of Minnesota Health (M Health) is the first in the United States to begin offering...
News | Prostate Cancer | February 12, 2019
February 12, 2019 — Cambridge Consultants has partnered with Exact Imaging, makers of the ExactVu...
News | Computed Tomography (CT) | February 11, 2019
February 11, 2019 – In the patient-centric world of radiation oncology, it is critical that...
Technology | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) | February 07, 2019
February 7, 2019 — The Elekta Unity...
