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.

Case Study | RaySearch Laboratories

Located throughout New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley, Health Quest has developed partnerships with four different radiation ...

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Feature | Treatment Planning | Dave Fornell

This is a brief overview of the newest software systems available on the treatment planning systems market. Treatment ...

Time July 08, 2013
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Feature | Raissa Rocha

With the sheer volume of patient information growing by the minute in the healthcare industry, it is important for ...

Time July 08, 2013
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June 28, 2013 — Kettering Medical Center in Ohio recently began installing Versa HD, an advanced linear accelerator ...

Time June 28, 2013
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June 24, 2013 — A new first for Georgia was celebrated Thursday, May 2, as Emory Healthcare and the Winship Cancer ...

Time June 24, 2013
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June 17, 2013 — Accurate estimation of radiation absorbed dose in radioimmunotherapy (RIT) based on state-of-the-art 3-D ...

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When prostate cancer makes a comeback, it becomes increasingly important to have exceptional imaging available to find ...

Time June 17, 2013
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June 13, 2013 — Use of the newer intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and use of the older conformal radiotherapy ...

Time June 13, 2013
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Radiation oncology research received 197 grants, totaling only 1.6 percent ($85.5 million) of the $5.4 billion in cancer ...

Time June 12, 2013
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Feature | Eugen Hug, M.D.

We are witnessing a new era in proton therapy research, with an unprecedented number of clinical studies under way. For ...

Time June 11, 2013
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June 7, 2013 — Accuray Incorporated announced the first patient has been treated with its new TomoHDA System at Centre ...

Time June 07, 2013
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June 5, 2013 — Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) currently has openings in eight clinical trials for patients ...

Time June 05, 2013
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June 3, 2013 — ArborMetrix Inc., a provider of real-time healthcare analytics, announced that the Michigan Breast ...

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June 3, 2013 — Mevion Medical Systems has delivered the superconducting synchrocyclotron accelerator for its Mevion S250 ...

Time June 03, 2013
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May 31, 2013 — Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has become the most commonly used type of radiation in ...

Time May 31, 2013
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Technology

May 28, 2013 — Sensus Healthcare has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat ...

Time May 28, 2013
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May 21, 2013 — Unavoidable damage caused to the heart and lungs by radiotherapy treatment of tumors in the chest region ...

Time May 21, 2013
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May 17, 2013 — New hope for cancer patients is building in North Texas as construction begins on the $105 million Texas ...

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May 16, 2013— The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Urological Association (AUA) have ...

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May 16, 2013 — Elekta and Royal Philips Electronics announced that Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Toronto, Canada) ...

Time May 16, 2013
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