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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February 23, 2012 — A new look at the three most highly regarded prostate cancer treatment options is the first of its ...

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February 23, 2012 — Hitachi Ltd. announced that it entered into an agreement with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital ...

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February 21, 2012 — Clarity soft tissue visualization system now provides an autoscan option for automated ultrasound ...

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February 21, 2012 — Theragenics Corp., a medical device company serving the surgical products and prostate cancer ...

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February 21, 2012 ? Nucletron, an Elekta company, announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare ...

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February 20, 2012 — The Fraxion head frame helps ensure accuracy and precision in stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) ...

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Varian Medical Systems’ OncoView image management and storage solution provides oncology professionals with a reliable ...

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The Elekta Mosaiq oncology information system (OIS) improves radiation and medical oncology workflow and captures all ...

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February 16, 2012 — Acknowledging the importance of dedicated information management systems for radiation and medical ...

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February 16, 2012 — Philips Healthcare announced it is teaming up with eHealth Global Technologies Inc. (eHGT), a ...

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February 14, 2012 — A jury awarded RadioMed Corp. $200,000 from ONC Solutions as compensation for ONC using confidential ...

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February 13, 2012 — Russia's first Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system has found a home at the renowned N.N. Burdenko ...

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February 9, 2012 — IsoRay Inc., a medical technology company with specialty in seed brachytherapy and medical ...

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Feature | Dave Fornell

February 2, 2012 – Health and environmental concerns were raised after a radiation detector at a Waste Management Inc. ...

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Feature | Helen Kuhl

Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) emerged as a new way to treat patients in the late 1990s and garnered ...

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January 31, 2012 — Varian Medical Systems announced a $77 million order with Saudi Particle Therapy Centre LLC to equip ...

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January 30, 2012 — Accuray Incorporated, a radiation oncology company, announced publication of a study demonstrating ...

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January 27, 2012 — Brainlab announced the 500th sale of its ExacTrac patient positioning system for frameless ...

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January 26, 2012 — Mevion Medical Systems announced that it has closed a $45 million investment from ProQuest ...

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January 25, 2012 — InSightec Ltd. announced that it has submitted a premarket approval application (PMA) to the U.S ...

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