August 28, 2013 — Hodgkin lymphoma survivors who received certain radiation and chemotherapy regimens were at increased ...
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.
August 28, 2013 — Experts have found that radiation dosage can have serious complications for patients with cancer ...
August 28, 2013 — Nucletron, an Elekta company, has signed an agreement with the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) to ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
August 23, 2013 — Users of linear accelerator, Versa HD, can now bring target immobilization to new levels through ...
August 21, 2013 — Proton therapy, using high-energy subatomic particles, may offer a precise, organ-sparing treatment ...
August 20, 2013 — With a score of 93.1 out of 100, Elekta's Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system earned the top ranking ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
August 15, 2013 — Mevion Medical Systems Inc. has secured $55 million to accelerate the deployment of its revolutionary ...
August 13, 2013 — Mirada Medical Deformable Image Registration software is the highlight of multiple scientific studies ...
AAPM President John Hazle, Ph.D., discusses trends in medical physics and major initiatives that the association is ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
August 9, 2013 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A) has launched its Compass 3.0 plan verification system. Compass, the ...
August 6, 2013 — MIM Software Inc. announced newest application yet for Reg Refine in radiation oncology: dose ...
August 6, 2013 — Philips Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
August 6, 2013 — CIRS will introduce the Stereotactic End-to-End Verification Phantom (STEEV) at the 55th Annual AAPM ...
August 2, 2013 — A “test run” of radiation therapy in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma can show how much radiation is ...
July 31, 2013 — The Proton Therapy Center at Loma Linda University Medical Center is helping lessen the fears associated ...
July 22, 2013 — Elekta has received CE marking for its Clarity 4-D monitoring system, permitting European clinics to ...
July 22, 2013 — Vizzia Technologies announced that its clinical workflow optimization solution was recently installed at ...
July 17, 2013 — Elekta and Royal Philips announced that the Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin Clinical ...
July 16, 2013 — The U.S. radiation therapy market appears to be rebounding after a major decline in 2009, with radiation ...
Editor’s note: Imaging Technology News (ITN) sought reader nominations for the top cancer centers to watch in 2013 ...
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