October 11, 2013 — To recognize the advances in the field of nuclear and molecular imaging, as well as the professionals ...
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.
October 10, 2013 — Medical evidence over the past decade has demonstrated that patients with terminal cancer who receive ...
Esteya electronic brachytherapy by Nucletron, an Elekta company, is a new, high-precision treatment solution for ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
October 9, 2013 — Since December 2012, clinicians at Kettering Medical Center have been able to access — on Elekta’s ...
October 9, 2013 — Cianna Medical Inc. announced approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) ...
October 8, 2013 — Civco Medical Solutions announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of Protura Robotic ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
October 7, 2013 — As a new medical center, Hôpital Riviera's daily radiotherapy patient volume started out small, but ...
October 4, 2013 — Theragenics Corporation announced it has signed a supply and reseller agreement with Accelyon Limited ...
RaySearch Laboratories AB has received regulatory market approval by the Chinese regulatory agency CFDA for RaySearch’s ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
October 3, 2013 — Accuray Incorporated announced that studies presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology ...
October 3, 2013 – Esteya, an electronic brachytherapy system, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug ...
October 2, 2013 — The North Shore-LIJ Health System Department of Radiation Medicine presented a study to evaluate the ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
October 2, 2013 — Proton therapy is the most advanced radiation technique available. Unfortunately, access to proton ...
October 2, 2013 — Results of EORTC trial 10853 appearing in Journal of Clinical Oncology show that breast conserving ...
October 2, 2013 — Elekta unveiled a state-of-the-art learning center at its North American headquarters, in conjunction ...
October 2, 2013 — Between 1999 and 2002, the UK Standardization of Breast Radiotherapy (START) trials recruited 4,451 ...
October 1, 2013 — Patients receiving radiotherapy (RT) for cancers in the pelvic region can experience diarrhea, a ...
Treatment planning systems have been an integral part of radiation therapy since the 1980s; however, today’s systems are ...
Since opening in September 2011, the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center has become a premier regional center for cancer ...
October 1, 2013 — Limiting the amount of radiation absorbed in the hippocampal portion of the brain during whole-brain ...
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