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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November 14, 2014 — According to a survey by KLAS, an independent research firm, Elekta's Mosaiq Oncology Information ...

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November 13, 2014 — Civco Medical Solutions received the Iowa Global Excellence in Exporting Award from the Northwest ...

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November 12, 2014 — Brainlab announced the installation of the 625th ExacTrac X-Ray. ExacTrac X-Ray provides sub ...

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Nov. 12, 2014 — Mevion Medical Systems will deliver its Mevion S250 proton therapy superconducting synchrocyclotron ...

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November 11, 2014 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation announced that the Elekta ...

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November 7, 2014 — Solid Water HE is the next generation of solid water phantoms by Gammex. It is designed for both ...

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Feature | By Erik Mittra, M.D., Ph.D.

Despite significant advances in imaging and therapy, cancer continues to be a leading health concern worldwide. One type ...

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November 6, 2014 — In terms of duration of treatment and cost, patients with early stage breast cancer may benefit from ...

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November 4, 2014 — American Shared Hospital Services announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ...

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November 3, 2014 — Elekta's Clarity 4-D prostate monitoring system can now automatically interrupt, or "gate," the ...

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Nov. 3, 2014 – A new treatment board which allows patients to lie on their stomach in the prone position during ...

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RaySearch Laboratories AB has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for version 4.5 of its treatment planning system ...

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October 31, 2014 — The 4th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound featured clinical and research advances on the ...

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Oct. 29, 2014 — A new study has found that patients who received chest radiation for Wilms tumor, a rare childhood ...

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October 20, 2014 — A new analysis from the Phase III SELECT (Study of (E7080) LEnvatinib in Differentiated Cancer of the ...

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From the floor at this year's annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), Chris Toth, vice ...

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October 17, 2014 — Elekta is surging while Varian is on the decline when it comes to how each oncology solution performs ...

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October 17, 2014 — Researchers find removal of entire lobe of lung offers increased survival benefit compared to partial ...

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Suzanne Shankle, IBA product marketing specialist, explains how Dolphin helps provide better care and gives online ...

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October 16, 2014 — VeriTeQ Corp. announced it has entered an agreement providing an exclusive license of multiple ...

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