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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May 27, 2009 – Patients with locally advanced lung cancer who received a course of radiation therapy to their brain at ...

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May 27, 2009 – A single high dose of radiotherapy is as effective in relieving the pain from vertebral bone metastases ...

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May 27, 2009 - Staffing rates for radiation therapy facilities have remained relatively stable within the past two years ...

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May 26, 2009 - MEDIAN Technologies will feature at SIIM 2009 its MEDIAN LMS-Lung and LMS-Liver solutions, designed to ...

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May 20, 2009 - Real-time image-guided radiotherapy, combining radiation treatment with non-invasive MR imaging, would ...

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May 18, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems introduced at the GEC-ESTRO exhibition in Porto, Portgual, on May 14-16, 2009 ...

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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

Imaging is playing an increasingly valuable role in all areas of radiation therapy as new image-guided techniques are ...

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Feature | Amy Ballard, director of research, Arkan

While faster treatment delivery times are driving many radiation oncology clinicians to adopt volumetric modulated arc ...

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May 14, 2009 - Nucletron, a knowledge-based leader in radiation oncology, today announced a new release of Oncentra ...

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M ay 13, 2009 - Acceletronics Inc. has completed the installation of two TheraView IGRT systems, one at Tampa Bay ...

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May 13, 2009 - The biotherapies for cancer treatment may become a $60 billion market in 10 years, doubling in the next ...

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May 13, 2009 - United Medical Systems (UMS), a mobile services company, is launching a new “turnkey” brachytherapy ...

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May 12, 2009 – Bionix Radiation Therapy now offers another option for the positioning of the head and shoulders with the ...

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IMPAC SOFTWARE SELECTED TO PRESENT AT THE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS LAB DURING 2009 ASCO ANNUAL MEETING May 8, 2009 – ...

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May 7, 2009 - With the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act set to spur their development and implementation ...

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May 7, 2009 - Glan Clywd Hospital will soon offer local cancer patients across North Wales advanced radiotherapy ...

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May 6, 2009 - Eric Nussbaum, M.D., chair of the National Brain Aneurysm Center based at St. Joseph's Hospital in St ...

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May 5, 2009 - A panel at the recent meeting of the 10th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, held ...

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April 29, 2009 – The FDA cleared of a new generation of patient positioning system (PPS) developed by Ion Beam ...

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April 27, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems is showcasing the its full spectrum of prostate cancer treatment technologies ...

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