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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October 28, 2009 - At the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), Nov. 1-5 in ...

Time October 27, 2009
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October 28, 20009 - The Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center will be the first cancer center on the West Coast ...

Time October 27, 2009
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October 22, 2009 - Tomotherapy Inc. has extended its suite of advanced radiation therapy solutions with the addition of ...

Time October 22, 2009
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October 21, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has selected Gunnery Sgt. Edward Schrank as its ...

Time October 21, 2009
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October 21, 2009 - Velocity Medical Solutions, a provider of tools for clinical outcomes, radiation treatment planning ...

Time October 21, 2009
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October 19, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has selected Carrie Daly, A.P.N., of Rush ...

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October 19, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is partnering with Gilda's Club Chicago to raise ...

Time October 19, 2009
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October 16, 2009 - The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio’s one-year training certificate in medical dosimetry ...

Time October 16, 2009
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October 16, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare announces that Cleveland Clinic Foundation has purchased its fourth ARTISTE for ...

Time October 16, 2009
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October 15, 2009 - Developers of Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training (VERT), a specialist software designed to ...

Time October 15, 2009
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October 14, 2009 - TomoTherapy Inc. announced the availability of a relocatable radiation therapy solution – TomoMobile ...

Time October 14, 2009
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October 13, 2009 – The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) announced the recipients of several Annual ...

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October 13, 2009 - Cost to deliver radiation varies widely from one delivery method to the next, according to a new ...

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October 8, 2009 - Effective Jan. 1, 2010, the American College of Radiology (ACR) CT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine and PET ...

Time October 08, 2009
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Technology

October 8, 2009 - October 8th, 2009 - Bionix Radiation Therapy offers three new positioning products, including a full ...

Time October 08, 2009
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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

Since volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) became available in the U.S., it has taken off in radiation oncology as ...

Time October 06, 2009
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Feature | Eric M. Horwitz, M.D.

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for men after lung cancer. The American Cancer Society ...

Time October 06, 2009
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October 6, 2009 - At the University of Virginia Health System where they opened a new Magnetic Resonance Guided Focused ...

Time October 05, 2009
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Technology

October 5, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has selected Joseph Contessa, M.D., Ph.D., of Yale ...

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October 2, 2009 - Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center has purchased four radiation therapy treatment ...

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