June 16, 2014 — Varian Medical Systems introduced the ProBeam Compact proton therapy system at the annual meeting of the ...
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.
June 11, 2014 — Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, announced the purchase of ...
June 10, 2014 — Advanced cancer of the neuroendocrine system can lead to dismal prognoses, but a novel therapy is ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
June 9, 2014 — ImaginAb Inc., in collaboration with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, will present at the 2014 ...
June 5, 2014 — Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is one of the top 10 technologies to watch in 2014 ...
June 5, 2014 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has garnered a record-breaking total of 2,874 ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
June 5, 2014 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued a new model policy for proton beam therapy ...
The radiation therapy market, hit hard in 2009 by the recession, saw a sharp decline in purchasing from which it has ...
June 3, 2014 — Elekta announced it signed an agreement to provide the Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
Today, only 12 percent of breast cancers in the United States are treated with accelerated partial breast irradiation ...
June 2, 2014 — CivaTech Oncology’s flagship product, the CivaString source, has been listed on the Joint American ...
May 30, 2014 — Varian Medical Systems announced it has signed an agreement with YongLin Healthcare Foundation by which ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
May 30, 2014 — The American College of Radiology’s (ACR) Education Center courses have been qualified to meet the ...
May 29, 2014 — Accuray Inc. announced the installation of its 500th TomoTherapy system at the grand opening of Palo ...
May 27, 2014 — RaySearch announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the ...
May 27, 2014 — ECRI Institute released a Health Technology Forecast regarding the use of integrated magnetic resonance ...
May 27, 2014 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced the release of Compass 3.1 with the new Compass QuickCheck ...
May 22, 2014 — At the 2014 SRS/SBRT Scientific Meeting in Minneapolis, Mirada Medical presented information on how its ...
May 19, 2014 — A Japanese multi-institutional study1 of 1,194 patients, has found that individuals with five to 10 ...
May 16, 2014 — Proton therapy is in the proverbial chicken or the egg scenario. Companies are pulling back on ...
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