July 18, 2008 - Misonix Inc. said it received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market its Sonatherm 600i High Intensity ...
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.
LinaTech is expanding its Topslane brand to the U.S. Topslane’s WiMRT Treatment Planning System (Whole body IMRT) as it ...
July 11, 2008 - Two prostate cancer patients became the first people in New York to receive a faster, more comfortable ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
This year, more than 1.4 million Americans will be cancer patients, according to an American Cancer Society report ...
Radiation oncologists are faced with the ongoing challenge of very accurately delivering dose to lesions, often in ...
July 9, 2008 - TomoTherapy has entered into a memorandum of understanding to acquire certain assets of Hi-Art Co. Ltd ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
July 9, 2008 - Varian Medical Systems was ranked No. 1 in an independent study released by KLAS for Varian’s ARIA ...
Gammex Inc.’s 507 Rotational Therapy Phantom, designed to meet the daily quality assurance requirements associated to ...
July 7, 2008 - The Center for Radiation Therapy of Beverly Hills became the first medical center in California to ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
July 3, 2008 – The ED & Clinics Revenue Cycle Management Workshop will be held on Oct. 1, 2008 in New Orleans, LA. The ...
July 2, 2008 - TomoTherapy Inc. closed its Treatment Quality Challenge, originally offering $250,000 to any U.S. cancer ...
July 2, 2008 - Montecito Medical Ventures (MMV) formed an alliance by purchasing two placement contracts from medical ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
The CyberKnife System, which will be showcased at ASTRO 2008 by Accuray, aims to deliver high-dose, hypofractionated ...
June 30, 2008 - The Research Evaluation Committee has chosen the recipients of several awards and grants that are funded ...
June 30, 2008 - The Center for Radiation Therapy of Beverly Hills is the first medical center in California to commence ...
The recently FDA-cleared ARTISTE linear accelerator from Siemens Healthcare has recently gone clinical in three ...
June 27, 2008 - Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center (MBP) selected Elekta to supply its Elekta Synergy digital linear ...
June 27, 2008 - IntraOp Medical released the results of a study which shows that, for women with breast cancer, a single ...
SenoRx will showcase its Contura, a multi-lumen radiation balloon applicator for accelerated partial breast irradiation ...
June 25, 2008 - Many women with breast cancer may not need six weeks of daily radiation after surgery, according to ...