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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Confidence is an important part of a radiation therapy planning session, especially when a facility is treating as many ...

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Feature | Raissa Rocha

The variety of radiation therapy options continues to grow with the development of treatment planning software, imaging ...

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Feature | Williette Nyanue

Beatriz Amendola, M.D., FACR, FASTRO, radiation oncologist, medical director, Innovative Cancer Institute (ICI), decided ...

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Feature | Raissa Rocha

In the past 20 years there have been considerable improvements in the treatment of prostate cancer. As it is across all ...

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August 28, 2013 — Hodgkin lymphoma survivors who received certain radiation and chemotherapy regimens were at increased ...

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August 28, 2013 — Experts have found that radiation dosage can have serious complications for patients with cancer ...

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August 28, 2013 — Nucletron, an Elekta company, has signed an agreement with the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) to ...

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August 23, 2013 — Users of linear accelerator, Versa HD, can now bring target immobilization to new levels through ...

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August 21, 2013 — Proton therapy, using high-energy subatomic particles, may offer a precise, organ-sparing treatment ...

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August 20, 2013 — With a score of 93.1 out of 100, Elekta's Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system earned the top ranking ...

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August 15, 2013 — Mevion Medical Systems Inc. has secured $55 million to accelerate the deployment of its revolutionary ...

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August 13, 2013 — Mirada Medical Deformable Image Registration software is the highlight of multiple scientific studies ...

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Videos | Radiation Oncology

AAPM President John Hazle, Ph.D., discusses trends in medical physics and major initiatives that the association is ...

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August 9, 2013 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A) has launched its Compass 3.0 plan verification system. Compass, the ...

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August 6, 2013 — MIM Software Inc. announced newest application yet for Reg Refine in radiation oncology: dose ...

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August 6, 2013 — Philips Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ...

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August 6, 2013 — CIRS will introduce the Stereotactic End-to-End Verification Phantom (STEEV) at the 55th Annual AAPM ...

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August 2, 2013 — A “test run” of radiation therapy in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma can show how much radiation is ...

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July 31, 2013 — The Proton Therapy Center at Loma Linda University Medical Center is helping lessen the fears associated ...

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July 22, 2013 — Elekta has received CE marking for its Clarity 4-D monitoring system, permitting European clinics to ...

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