August 6, 2014 — Standardizing prescribing practices for single-fraction radiation therapy (SFRT) for palliation of bone ...
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.
August 6, 2014 — Imagine a targeted radiation therapy for cancer that could pinpoint and blast away tumors more ...
August 4, 2014 — e2v will be exhibiting at the 56th annual ASTRO Symposium in New York, Sept. 14-17. The company plans ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
August 4, 2014 — A two-step decision tree analysis, incorporating Donabedian’s model, is a feasible process to evaluate ...
August 1, 2014 — Key genetic variants may affect how cancer patients respond to radiation treatments, according to a ...
July 31, 2014 — Varian Medical Systems announced its Aria oncology information system (OIS) has been certified to ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
July 31, 2014 — A radiation expert from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center can now add innovator and ...
July 31, 2014 — An innovative new data collection system could revolutionize the way doctors provide treatment, helping ...
July 31, 2014 — Radiation therapy may offer a promising new noninvasive alternative treatment for the millions of ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
July 30, 2014 — Information hidden in imaging tests could help doctors more accurately choose the radiation therapy dose ...
AAPM President John E. Bayouth, Ph.D., discusses the impact of imaging in medical physics, as well as training that is ...
Peter G. Maxim, Ph.D., assistant professor of radiation oncology at Stanford University, discusses stereotactic ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
Paul Keall, Ph.D., FAAP, professor and NHMRC Australian Fellow at Radiation Physics Laboratory at the University of ...
July 30, 2014 — ViewRay featured its MRIdian system at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists ...
July 29, 2014 —IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA) presented its Proteus ONE and Ambient Experience designed with Philips at ...
July 28, 2014 — Norvision announced the successful implementation of the Norvision Skylite In-ceiling Video-wall ...
July 24, 2014 — Brainlab announced the release of its Elements automatic brain metastases planning software. The new ...
July 23, 2014 — Accuray Inc.’s CyberKnife and TomoTherapy systems have received the highest composite overall user ...
July 22, 2014 — Medical researchers have confirmed the Edge radiosurgery system from Varian Medical Systems can deliver ...
July 22, 2014 — Three teams of medical physicists are slated to make presentations about knowledge-based treatment ...
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