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

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Technology

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

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Technology

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 ...

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Technology

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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

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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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Varian Medical Systems provides Acuros capability offered in its brachytherapy treatment planning system. BrachyVision ...

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October 1, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems Inc. announced will highlight Equicare CS (cancer survivorship) case management ...

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Technology

Varians' IKOE, a new knowledge-based auto-contouring system, puts expert experience at your fingertips. Match your case ...

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Technology

The OncoView image management and storage solution combines the storage capability of enterprise PACS with features ...

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ARIA is a comprehensive information and image management system that aggregates patient data into a single, organized ...

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Varian Medical Systems offers the RapidArc radiotherapy technology, which is designed to deliver image-guided, intensity ...

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September 30, 2009 - A 17-year-old female with a complex arteriovenous malformation of the brain has become the first ...

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September 30, 2009 - The founding members of the American Society of Clinical Radiation Oncology (ASCRO) announced its ...

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September 30, 2009 - The global diagnostic imaging market is forecast to reach $24.6 billion in 2015. According to a ...

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