August 31, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems is introducing a low-energy radiotherapy system with image-guidance and ...
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.
August 28, 2009 - More than 40 presentations at the 10th Biennial ESTRO Conference on Physics and Radiation Technology ...
August 28, 2009 - Resonant Medical, an innovator in soft tissue planning, image-guidance and adaptive radiotherapy ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
August 27, 2009 - Staged stereotactic radiotherapy with a 2-week interfraction interval for unresectable brain ...
August 27, 2009 - The just-released 7th edition of the TNM (tumor, node, metastases) staging system for lung cancer will ...
August, 26, 2009 - The Department of Health in the United Kingdom adopted a revolutionary approach to radiotherapy ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
August 26, 2009 - The Swedish government have selected Varian Medical Systems to equip a new proton therapy center in ...
August 24, 2009 - A recently launched clinical trial focuses on a shorter course of radiation treatment for those with ...
Moffitt Cancer Center engaged in the GE Healthcare Performance Solutions team to improve work and enable additional ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
August 21, 2009 - A study published in the August 2009 edition of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology found that non-small ...
August 19, 2009 - Actual utilization rates for radiation therapy equipment used in freestanding cancer treatment centers ...
August 17, 2009 - Elekta has received a multiple order of six radiation therapy systems from the Cancer Institute of the ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
Varian Medical Systems exhibits the RapidArc linear accelerator and BrachyVision Acuros, among other technologies at the ...
The widespread adoption of volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is driving an influx of new tools supporting the ...
August 12, 2009 - There are higher rates of both osteoporosis and nonpathologic fractures for men with nonmetastatic ...
August 11, 2009 - The first hospital group in Turkey to offer cancer patients advanced RapidArc radiotherapy treatments ...
August 11, 2009 - Despite a hurried rise in robotic urological surgery in the past 10 years as hospitals try to stay ...
August 6, 2009 - In comparison to a cohort of patients treated by conventional radiation techniques, image-guided ...
August 4, 2009 - The new medical consensus statement from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) outlines ...
July 29, 2009 - The latest post-9/11 standards for tracking radioactive materials, the long-term trends in radiation ...