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 therapybrachytherapyimage guided radiation therapy (IGRT)focused ultrasoundstereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), treatment planning systems and tomotherapy.

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May 12, 2015 — Women with luminal A subtype breast cancer, particularly those over 60, may not need radiation treatment ...

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May 11, 2015 — Sage Bionetworks, together with collaborators in the research community, announced the launch of a ...

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May 11, 2015 — Provision Healthcare has signed a joint agreement with the Tianjin Taishan Cancer Hospital (International ...

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May 11, 2015 — Austrian ion beam therapy center MedAustron will be the first center globally to employ a new tandem ...

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May 8, 2015 — A U.K. National Cancer Research Institute trial has suggested that in patients with early stage Hodgkin ...

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May 8, 2015 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT) announced the first clinical use of its Proteus Plus Universal ...

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May 7, 2015 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is issuing a new guideline, “Definitive and adjuvant ...

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May 6, 2015 — Leksell Radiosurgery Award winner Deborah C. Marshall presented her research, “Survival Patterns of ...

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May 5, 2015 — Ackerman Cancer Center in Jacksonville, Florida, treated its first four proton therapy patients at the end ...

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Feature | Proton Therapy | Jeff Zagoudis

Proton therapy has been on the rise in recent years, both in the United States and abroad, with more and more proton ...

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April 30, 2015 — Proton Partners International Limited announced the appointment of global partners in its plans to ...

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April 30, 2015 — Two new studies show that increasing the dose of radiotherapy given to children with an intracranial ...

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April 30, 2015 — A first-in-human prostate cancer study in the Journal of Molecular Imaging and Biology showed initial ...

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Technology

April 29, 2015 — Varian Medical Systems last week unveiled a radiotherapy platform designed to offer clinics an ...

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Technology

April 29, 2015 — Brainlab expanded on its “Elements” strategy for treatment of brain and spine tumors with the ...

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April 29, 2015 — Ion Beam Applications S.A. (IBA) and Pravida Bau GmBH announced an agreement to supply integrated ...

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April 28, 2015 — Results from a randomized controlled trial comparing permanent radioactive implants (brachytherapy) ...

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April 28, 2015 — Radiotherapy using protons can deliver more accurate treatment to a tumor while reducing the dose to ...

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Videos | Radiation Therapy

The new syngo.via from Siemens Healthcare supports oncological treatment decisions across modalities, therapies and ...

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Provision Center for Proton Therapy is helping pioneer a new product that will help further protect prostate cancer ...

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