September 9, 2009 - The Edith Cavell Clinic in Brussels, Belgium, recently installed Siemens’ Artiste system to use with ...
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.
September 3, 2009 - Hologic Inc. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted 510(k) for the ...
September 2, 2009 - ASTRO, the American Society for Radiation Oncology, submitted official comments to the Centers for ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
August 31, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems is introducing a low-energy radiotherapy system with image-guidance and ...
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 ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
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 ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
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 ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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