October 19, 2015 — For some early-stage breast cancer patients, accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) using ...
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.
October 19, 2015 — For some patients with human papilloma virus (HPV)-related cancer of the tonsils and tongue, reduced ...
October 16, 2015 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced the successful response of over 120 attendees for the live ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
The unfortunate reality of living with cancer is that oftentimes, the treatment can be just as much of a burden for ...
October 6, 2015 — A prospective study of guideline-based postoperative image-guided intensity modulated radiation ...
October 2, 2015 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauded the members of Congress who signed ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
October 2, 2015 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced the second release of its myQA global quality assurance ...
September 22, 2015 — Breast cancer research conducted by two Fayetteville, Arkansas, medical groups highlights their ...
September 21, 2015 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA) announced that it has signed a contract with the company INVAP for ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
September 18, 2015 — A recently developed drug was significantly better at detecting recurring prostate cancer in early ...
September 17, 2015 — ProTom International announced its accelerated focus on the installation of its Radiance 330 proton ...
September 15, 2015 — Hitachi Ltd. announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
The current state of proton therapy can be assessed fairly quickly by looking at a map: At the end of 2014, there were ...
September 14, 2015 — ImaginAb Inc. has released interim results from a Phase 2 clinical trial of IAB2M, the company's ...
The use of radiation therapy to treat cancer has been in existence for over a century, tracing back to the early days of ...
Women who have breast cancer on their left side present a particular challenge to radiation oncologists. Studies have ...
September 9, 2015 — Ninety-six percent of clinics and hospitals in the United States that have purchased used or ...
September 9, 2015 — Varian Medical Systems is collaborating with two leading Cape Town universities to launch Africa's ...
September 8, 2015 — Brainlab announced that its Automatic Brain Metastases Planning software has been used for the first ...
Plan optimization and dose calculation for complex VMAT plans are computationally challenging tasks. Depending on the ...
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