October 1, 2013 — Patients receiving radiotherapy (RT) for cancers in the pelvic region can experience diarrhea, a ...
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.
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 ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
October 1, 2013 — Limiting the amount of radiation absorbed in the hippocampal portion of the brain during whole-brain ...
September 30, 2013 – IMRIS Inc. and Varian Medical Systems presented data at the American Society for Radiation Oncology ...
September 27, 2013 — Early-stage breast cancer patients who receive external beam therapy (XRT) are not at higher risk ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
September 27, 2013 — Limiting the amount of radiation absorbed in the hippocampal portion of the brain during whole ...
As the use of mobile computing devices and smartphones has rapidly proliferated in healthcare over the past few years ...
September 26, 2013 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) released its list of five radiation oncology ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
September 26, 2013 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) highlighted the recently published Adjuvant and ...
September 26, 2013 — When used to treat pediatric patients with intracranial malignant tumors, proton therapy may limit ...
September 26, 2013 – The ASRT Foundation and RAD-AID International have announced plans to offer a program for radiation ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
September 26, 2013 – At the 55th American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting, Sept. 22-25 in Atlanta ...
September 25, 2013 – Accuray Inc. announced its momentum in gaining adoption for both the new CyberKnife M6 Series and ...
September 25, 2013 — Adding the chemotherapy drug cisplatin to a treatment plan of radiation therapy (RT) and high-dose ...
September 25, 2013 — iCAD Inc. has announced a strategic alliance with DermEbx to offer the Xoft Axxent Electronic ...
September 25, 2013 — Sensus Healthcare announced its newest introduction for non-melanoma skin cancer treatment at the ...
September 25, 2013 — Mirada Medical has formalized an agreement with General Electric Healthcare, Milwaukee, Wis ...
September 25, 2013 – An analysis of quality of life (QOL) data of stage III lung cancer patients who received higher ...
September 25, 2013– Cianna Medical Inc., announced results of two new studies showing excellent longer-term outcomes ...
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