January 13, 2010 – Research validates the efficacy of the recent reclassification of the T category in the International ...
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.
January 13, 2010 – There is growing awareness about the advantages of proton therapy compared to conventional photon ...
January 13, 2010 - Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) is often recommended for patients with advanced cancer to receive ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
January 11, 2010 - Reirradiation using fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) after previous radiotherapy for head ...
January 11, 2010 - The first ever masked and sham-controlled study designed to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of ...
January 11, 2010 - Interventional radiologists at Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock, Ark., recently became one ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
January 8, 2010 - The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) will fund at least 10 new Creativity and 20 new multi-year Young ...
January 5, 2010 – Each year in United States, more than a million new cancer cases are diagnosed. Between 30 and 70 ...
January 5, 2010 - Sexual function in prostate cancer patients receiving external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) decreases ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
Since its introduction two years ago, Varian’s RapidArc radiotherapy technology has been deployed at over 170 cancer ...
The advent of conformal radiotherapies has ushered in an era of image-guided radiotherapy, or IGRT, enabling clinicians ...
December 29, 2009 - The award for World Class Manufacturer of the Year 2009 recognizes the quality work produced each ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
December 28, 2009 - An open discussion of the facts about radiation hazards from computed tomography (CT) scanning is ...
December 24, 2009 – Four cancer patients this past week became the first in Latin America to receive treatment using ...
December 17, 2009 - Nine radiation oncology equipment manufacturers passed at least one portion of interoperability at ...
December 14, 2009 - Patients with low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who receive accelerated partial breast ...
Bracco Diagnostics and Acist Medical Systems featured the EmpowerCTA contrast injector, updated with integrated, pre ...
December 9, 2009 - Proton therapy is gaining wider adoption in the United States, having treated more than 3,200 of the ...
December 10, 2009 - Better dose conformality can be reached with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in comparison ...
November 3, 2009 - A recently unveiled CT imaging platform for oncology is designed to increase accuracy in lesion ...