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.

Videos | Radiation Therapy

VIDEO: Examples of Cherenkov Radiation Imaging During Radiation Therapy

DoseOptic gained FDA clearance in 2020 for its Cherenkov radiation imaging system for use during radiation therapy ...

November 11, 2021

58-Year-Old Woman With Right Lower Lobe Nodule: (a) Present lung cancer screening CT and (b) lung cancer screening CT performed 2 years prior. Nodule described as growing pure ground-glass nodule (associated with cystic lesion), measuring 15 mm in mean diameter. Nodule categorized Lung-RADS 3 by clinical report, though Lung-RADS 2 by strict application of size criteria. Subsequent wedge resection demonstrated lepidic-predominant adenocarcinoma.

News | Lung Imaging

Cancer Risk in Nodules Detected at Follow-up Lung Cancer Screening CT

November 10, 2021 — According to an article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), Lung-RADS — as applied by ...

November 10, 2021

Breast density scale showing the varying degrees of breast density.

Feature | Breast Density | By Robert L. Bard, M.D. DABR, FASL and Noelle Cutter, Ph.D.

Dense Breast Imaging Detection and Image-guided Oncologic Treatment

Prologue In 2014, Imaging Technology News (ITN) introduced breast cancer survivor-turned-crusader Nancy Cappello, Ph.D ...

November 09, 2021

Global access to radiation therapy is essential but often overlooked in addressing the growing cancer challenge

Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Gustaf Salford

Why Cancer Remains a Global Threat

As the world has been consumed with the global COVID-19 pandemic, another disease continued to devastate lives and ...

November 08, 2021

Steven Chmura, M.D., Ph.D., University of Chicago, speaks at an ASTRO 2021 press conference on the results of a phase 1 clinical trial testing the effects of stereotactic body radiotherapy for treating multiple metastases. His study determined that treatments used for single tumors can also be safely used for treating patients with multiple metastases. Read more on this study.

Feature | ASTRO

Radiation Oncology Research Featured at ASTRO 2021

November 8, 2021 — The following links to all the highlighted sessions presented at the American Society for Radiation ...

November 08, 2021

A radiotherapy treatment plan for Accuray’s Tomotherapy system to kill white blood cells prior to a liver cancer patient undergoing a transplant. The treatment is aimed at the bone marrow and spares dose to most of the organs to reduce side effects. This was an example plan created on the new Volvo Ultra treatment planning system. The software allow planning for more than 100 cm of anatomy. It also allows users to drag target dose values of the main graph and the system will recalculate all the doses.

Gallery | ASTRO | By Dave Fornell, ITN Editor

Photo Gallery of Technologies at ASTRO 2021

This is an image gallery of technologies on display on the expo floor at the 2021 American Society of Radiation Oncology ...

November 08, 2021

recent research on personalized treatment for HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer – particularly for patients with an inherited variant KRAS gene

News | Radiation Oncology

Identifying Unique Genetic Variants to Overcome Cancer Treatment Barriers

November 5, 2021 — Robert Chin, M.D., Ph.D., a radiation oncologist with UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, will ...

November 05, 2021

MIM Software Inc. announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for additional automatically segmented contours and local deployment for Contour ProtégéAI, its robust AI auto-contouring solution

News | Artificial Intelligence

MIM Software Inc. Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Additional AI Contours and Local Deployment

November 3, 2021 — MIM Software Inc. announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug ...

November 03, 2021

Instadose dosimetry is a SMARTER personal dosimeter technology that eliminates the need to collect and return badges every wear period.

News | Radiation Dose Management

Mirion Technologies Acquires CHP Dosimetry

November 3, 2021 — Mirion Technologies, Inc., a global provider of detection, measurement, analysis and monitoring ...

November 03, 2021

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement today from Laura Dawson, MD, FASTRO, Chair of the ASTRO Board of Directors, in response to the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) final rules announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

News | Radiation Oncology

ASTRO Deeply Concerned and Disappointed Over CMS 2022 Final Rules

November 3, 2021 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement today from Laura ...

November 03, 2021

A 37-year-old woman developed a new, palpable left supraclavicular lymphadenopathy lump five days after her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in the left arm. On the day of vaccination, the patient was asymptomatic. This is an example of how the vaccine can mimic cancer and swollen lymph nodes. Read more about this case study. Image used with permission of RSNA.

Feature | Radiology Business | Melinda Taschetta-Millane

November 2, 2021 — Here is a list of the Top 10 most popular pieces of content on ITNonline.com from the month of ...

November 02, 2021

FLASH therapy, powered by the use of Varian’s ProBeam, is an experimental treatment modality delivering radiation therapy at ultra-high dose rates, in typically less than one second.

News | Proton Therapy

Varian and the Cincinnati Children's/UC Health Proton Therapy Center Complete Enrollment of FAST-01

November 2, 2021 — Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, and the Cincinnati Children's/UC Health Proton Therapy Center ...

November 02, 2021

Philips will demonstrate its Multimodality RT Simulation Workspace, a precision medicine application that provides a vendor-agnostic single space for simulation, multimodality image fusion and contouring

News | ASTRO

Philips Highlights New Patient-centered Innovations at ASTRO 2021

November 2, 2021 — Philips announced new innovations that can help improve cancer care across the patient journey at the ...

November 02, 2021

Data presented demonstrates use of DCISionRT and its response subtype (Rst) was able to identify women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) (Stage 0 breast cancer) who remain at an elevated risk of recurrence despite receiving breast conserving surgery (BCS) and radiation therapy (RT).

News | Radiation Therapy

PreludeDx Presents DCIS Precision Medicine Study Results at ASTRO 2021 Annual Meeting

November 2, 2021 — Prelude Corporation, a leader in molecular diagnostics and precision medicine for early-stage breast ...

November 02, 2021

News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

Serial Radiation Therapy is Safe and Effective as Alternative Treatment to Systemic Therapy for Kidney Cancer

October 29, 2021 — In a new single-arm study, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported ...

October 29, 2021

Elekta Harmony radiation therapy system at ASTRO 2021.

360 Photos | Radiation Therapy

360 Degree View of the Harmony Radiation Therapy System at ASTRO 2021

This is a virtual tour of the New Elekta Harmony radiation therapy system at the American Society of Radiation Oncology ...

October 28, 2021

This is a 360 degree view inside one of the brachytherapy treatment rooms at the Northwestern Medicine's center center in Warrenville, Ill., in the western suburbs of Chicago. The room is equipped with a Varian VariSource brachytherapy afterloader.

360 Photos | Brachytherapy Systems

Brachytherapy Treatment Room 360 Degree View at Northwestern Medicine

This is a 360 degree view inside one of the brachytherapy treatment rooms at Northwestern Medicine's center in ...

October 28, 2021

In a phase 2 single-institution study, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found that dose-equivalent preoperative radiation therapy for extremity/trunk soft tissue sarcoma delivered in five days rather than over the conventional five weeks produced similar benefits and treatment side effects.

News | Radiation Therapy

Optimizing Preoperative Radiation Therapy in High-risk Sarcoma

October 28, 2021 — In a phase 2 single-institution study, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found ...

October 28, 2021

An individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis of randomized, controlled clinical trials provides strong evidence for the addition of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to definitive radiotherapy (RT) for the treatment of prostate cancer, with the projection that adding ADT to the treatment of 10-15 men would prevent the development of distant metastasis in one man.

News | Prostate Cancer

International Meta-analysis Quantifies Impact of Three Prostate Cancer Therapy Intensification Strategies

October 28, 2021 — An individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis of randomized, controlled clinical trials provides ...

October 28, 2021

ViewRay, Inc. announced that the results of a multi-center study of 148 inoperable pancreatic cancer patients treated with MRIdian SMART (MR-guided stereotactic adaptive radiation therapy) were presented as part of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the world's largest radiation oncology society, held October 24-27, 2021 in Chicago.

News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

New Outcomes Data Demonstrating Prolonged Survival for Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer Patients

October 28, 2021 — ViewRay, Inc. announced that the results of a multi-center study of 148 inoperable pancreatic cancer ...

October 28, 2021