The new AlignRT frameless SRS module has just received 510(k) clearance from the FDA. This offering utilizes Vision RT’s ...
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.
An innovative modification of a treatment chair used with cancer patients allows those who have problems lying down ...
January 21, 2013 — Varian Medical Systems received regulatory clearance from the Indian Atomic Energy Regulatory Board ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
Jan. 9, 2013 — According to an article in the January issue of the ACR Bulletin, the ACR recently donated a one-of-kind ...
January 18, 2013 — At the 98th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in November 2012 ...
January 18, 2013 — Testing of a compact cancer treatment technology from ProTom International Inc. has demonstrated that ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
January 14, 2013 — Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART), manufacturer of the AccuBoost System for radiation therapy of ...
January 14, 2013 — Embrace Thermoplastic is a premium low-melt material used to create customizable immobilization for ...
January 10, 2013 — Bayer HealthCare announced that the company has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the U.S ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2009, shows that overall cancer death rates continued to ...
January 7, 2013 — As part of a process to completely integrate the patient's electronic medical record (EMR) with ...
January 4, 2013 — Among oncology software products, customers ranked Elekta first for its MOSAIQ Oncology Information ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
January 4, 2013 — A small percentage of men in a prostate cancer study complained that their penis seemed shorter ...
January 2, 2013 — In May 2009 RaySearch Laboratories AB entered into a long-term development and licensing agreement ...
January 2, 2013 — Agfa HealthCare demonstrated its new Impax Radiation Exposure Monitoring (REM) solution at the 2012 ...
December 28, 2012 — Elekta announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
December 28, 2012 — Accuray Inc. announced clinical findings using noninvasive CyberKnife stereotactic body radiation ...
For men undergoing proton therapy for prostate cancer, fewer treatments with higher doses appear to be well tolerated ...
December 21, 2012 — Vacancy rates for radiation therapists declined in 2012, according to the American Society of ...
December 14, 2012 — KLAS has released the 2012 Best in KLAS Awards: Software and Services report ranking the best ...
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