To help battle cancerous tumors, the Discovery CT590 RT offers precise imaging for accurate treatment planning in ...
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.
May 8, 2014 — Elekta has established a Center of Excellence program that seeks the collaboration of its clinical ...
April 6, 2014 — iCAD, a provider of advanced image analysis, workflow solutions and radiation therapy, reported it has ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
May 5, 2014 — The first clinical mARC treatment, planned with RaySearch’s treatment planning system RayStation, has been ...
May 2, 2014 — Analogic Corp. has entered into a distribution agreement with D&K Technologies, developer of the BioJet ...
May 2, 2014 — The University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht and Quirem Medical, both in the Netherlands, announced they ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
Proton therapy is becoming more prevalent in cancer treatment as it is the most advanced form of radiation available ...
April 23, 2014 — Researchers in Zurich, Switzerland, have successfully used focused ultrasound for the first time to ...
April 21, 2014 — Proton Therapy Center Czech is located in the capital of the Czech Republic and has successfully ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
April 18, 2014 — Urologists at Rush University Medical Center are the first in Chicago to offer a powerful new tool for ...
April 16, 2014 — Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have tested an experimental cancer vaccine in combination ...
April 15, 2014 — Mevion Medical Systems announced an agreement with Chiyoda Technol Corp. for the exclusive distribution ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
April 11, 2014 — A University of Colorado Cancer Center study presented at the 2014 annual meeting of the American ...
April 10, 2014 — Elekta, Royal Philips and University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht (the Netherlands) announced that the ...
April 10, 2014 — In a presentation exploring the promise of magnetic nanoparticle (mNP) hyperthermia in breast cancer ...
April 10, 2014 — Stephen Wiley of Terrell, Texas, is the first known patient to be treated for vocal cord cancer with ...
April 10, 2014 — Dose-escalated intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with use of a moderate hypofractionation ...
The current standard of care for treatment of early stage breast cancer is mastectomy or lumpectomy followed by five to ...
April 7, 2014 — A new multicenter clinical trial seeks to offer men another option for treating prostate cancer, one ...
April 4, 2014 — Researchers have discovered that microscopic "bubbles" developed at Kansas State University are safe and ...
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