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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April 10, 2014 — In a presentation exploring the promise of magnetic nanoparticle (mNP) hyperthermia in breast cancer ...

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April 10, 2014 — Stephen Wiley of Terrell, Texas, is the first known patient to be treated for vocal cord cancer with ...

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April 10, 2014 — Dose-escalated intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with use of a moderate hypofractionation ...

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The current standard of care for treatment of early stage breast cancer is mastectomy or lumpectomy followed by five to ...

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April 7, 2014 — A new multicenter clinical trial seeks to offer men another option for treating prostate cancer, one ...

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April 4, 2014 — Researchers have discovered that microscopic "bubbles" developed at Kansas State University are safe and ...

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April 2, 2014 — The most comprehensive review of the performance of Canada's cancer control systems reveals that some ...

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April 2, 2014 — Proton beam therapy, already the most advanced and precise form of radiation therapy for the eradication ...

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April 1, 2014 — Convergent R.N.R Ltd. (CRnR) completed a very successful and promising proof of concept session of the ...

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April 1, 2014 — A minimally invasive treatment that delivers cancer-killing radiation directly to tumors shows promise ...

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April 1, 2014 — Based on its recent analysis of the non-melanoma skin cancer therapy market, Frost & Sullivan recognized ...

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March 31, 2014 — Women whose breast cancer has spread to just a few lymph nodes under their arm are less likely to have ...

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March 28, 2014 — VeriTeQ Corp. is rebranding its Q Inside SmartMarker to lead its radiation dosimetry business. Q Inside ...

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March 27, 2014 — aycan expanded its portfolio of specialty imaging workstations with the introduction of aycan Neuro ...

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March 27, 2014 — In a series of studies involving 140 American men and women with liver tumors, researchers at Johns ...

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March 24, 2013 – RaySearch Laboratories AB has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with AlphaXRT (formerly ...

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March 24, 2014 — Medical physicists met in Denver, Colo., March 15-18 for the American Association of Physicists in ...

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March 24, 2014 — ProTom International Inc has received 510(k) clearance for its Radiance 330 Proton Therapy System. The ...

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March 19, 2014 — Hokkaido University and Hitachi Ltd. completed construction of facilities incorporating the Probeat-RT ...

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March 18, 2014 — Mevion Medical Systems delivered its Mevion S250 proton therapy superconducting synchrocyclotron ...

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