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.

Preliminary findings include a 15% relative CVD risk reduction within eight weeks
News | Women's Health
Time-restricted Eating May Lower CVD Risk for Older Breast Cancer Survivors

May 18 2022 — Older breast cancer survivors with cardiometabolic risk factors who restricted food intake to eight hours ...

Time May 18, 2022
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Radiation oncologists will meet with congressional leaders and staff today to ask for their support of policies to bolster access and equity in cancer care.
News | Radiation Oncology
Increased Access to Care and Reduced Treatment Delays Lead Priorities as Radiation Oncologists Meet with Members of Congress

May 17, 2022 — Radiation oncologists will meet with congressional leaders and staff today to ask for their support of ...

Time May 17, 2022
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Videos | Proton Therapy
VIDEO: First FLASH Proton Therapy Trial Completed in Humans

John C. Breneman, M.D., medical director of the Cincinnati Children's/UC Health Proton Therapy Center, and the principal ...

Time May 16, 2022
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Richard Price, PhD, is a co-director of the new center. He is part of UVA's Department of Biomedical Engineering, a collaboration of the School of Medicine and the School of Engineering. Image courtesy of Tom Cogill for UVA Engineering
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy
UVA Health, Focused Ultrasound Foundation partner to Launch Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center

May 12, 2022 — UVA Health and the Charlottesville-based Focused Ultrasound Foundation today announced the launch of the ...

Time May 12, 2022
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Next-generation Gamma Knife will enable more personalized radiosurgery with sub-millimeter accuracy and treatment planning in less than 60 seconds
News | Treatment Planning
Elekta Launches New Radiosurgery System: Elekta Esprit

May 11, 2022 — Elekta has evolved radiosurgery to an unprecedented level with the launch of Elekta Esprit. This latest ...

Time May 11, 2022
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Adaptiiv is pioneering new approaches to bring personalization at scale to patients all over the world and is collaborating with HP and Varian to advance these efforts and meet evolving customer needs
News | Medical 3-D Printing
Adaptiiv Collaborates with HP and Varian to Enhance Personalization in Radiation Oncology

May 11, 2022 — Adaptiiv Medical Technologies is collaborating with HP Inc. and Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company ...

Time May 11, 2022
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GE Healthcare is proud to announce that it has entered into an agreement to collaborate with RaySearch Laboratories AB, a leading radiation oncology software provider, to develop a new radiation therapy simulation and treatment planning workflow solution, designed to simplify how radiation will be targeted to shrink a tumor.
News | Treatment Planning
GE Healthcare Collaborates with RaySearch to Improve Radiation Oncology Treatment Planning

May 10, 2022 — GE Healthcare is proud to announce that it has entered into an agreement to collaborate with RaySearch ...

Time May 10, 2022
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Update to 2012 guideline addresses advanced radiation therapy techniques and outlines best practices for patient-centered, multidisciplinary care
News | Radiation Therapy
ASTRO Issues Clinical Guideline on Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases

May 10, 2022 — A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides guidance on ...

Time May 10, 2022
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Accuray Incorporated announced that its ClearRT helical fan-beam kVCT imaging capability for the Radixact System has been selected as the winner of the “Best New Technology Solution for Oncology” award in the sixth annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards program
News | Radiation Therapy
Accuray ClearRT Helical Fan-Beam kVCT Imaging Wins “Best New Technology Solution for Oncology” MedTech Breakthrough Award

May 6, 2022 — Accuray Incorporated announced that its ClearRT helical fan-beam kVCT imaging capability for the Radixact ...

Time May 06, 2022
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RaySearch Laboratories AB will be showcasing the latest oncology software innovations at ESTRO 2022
News | Radiation Oncology
Latest innovations from RayStation, RayIntelligence and RayCare to be presented at ESTRO 2022

May 5, 2022 — RaySearch Laboratories AB will be showcasing the latest oncology software innovations at ESTRO 2022, to be ...

Time May 05, 2022
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RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering the use of biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) for all stages of cancer, announced the enrollment of the first patient into its PREMIER registry, a prospective, real-world evidence clinical outcomes registry for patients with all stages of cancer, at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern in Dallas.
News | Radiation Therapy
RefleXion Announces Real-World Evidence Outcomes Registry to Evaluate Treatment Impact on all Stages of Cancer

May 4, 2022 — RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering the use of biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) ...

Time May 04, 2022
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A schematic of the 99Mo/99mTc production system based on an electron linear accelerator and activated carbon-based 99mTc generator. Image courtesy of The University of Tokyo
Feature | Radiology Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Top 10: What Viewers Were Reading in April 2022

Here is what you and your colleagues found to be most interesting in the field of medical imaging during the month of ...

Time May 02, 2022
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66-Year-Old Man With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy
News | Computed Tomography (CT)
Positive Oral CT Contrast Improves Detection of Malignant Deposits in Intra-abdominal Nonsolid Organs

April 27, 2022 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the selection of oral contrast agent and ...

Time April 27, 2022
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A group of CNIO researchers headed by Manuel Valiente have found a new strategy that could be used in patients with brain metastasis to detect radioresistance.
News | Radiation Therapy
CNIO Researchers Find a Way to Increase Effectiveness of Radiotherapy for Brain Metastasis

April 26, 2022 — A group of CNIO researchers headed by Manuel Valiente have found a new strategy that could be used in ...

Time April 26, 2022
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Over the past 15 years, public health authorities have downgraded recommendations for the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test as a screening tool to reduce the overdiagnosis and overtreatment of men with low-grade prostate cancer.
News | Prostate Cancer
Less Prostate Cancer Screening Reduces Overdiagnosis but May Miss Aggressive Cases

April 25, 2022 — Over the past 15 years, public health authorities have downgraded recommendations for the prostate ...

Time April 25, 2022
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Blue Earth Therapeutics, a Bracco company and emerging leader in the development of innovative next generation therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company’s Investigational New Drug Application (IND) application for 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1.
News | Prostate Cancer
Blue Earth Therapeutics Announces U.S. FDA Clearance for Investigational New Drug (IND) Application for 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1

April 19, 2022 — Blue Earth Therapeutics, a Bracco company and emerging leader in the development of innovative next ...

Time April 19, 2022
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Prof. Dr. Samer Ezziddin, image courtesy of Thorsten Mohr/Saarland University
News | Prostate Cancer
New Radiotracer Yields Huge Increase in Accuracy of Localizing Prostate Cancer relapses

April 15, 2022 — Prostate cancer is the most common malignant tumor in men in Germany, with about 62,000 new cases ...

Time April 14, 2022
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Radiation to the heart during treatment for locally advanced lung cancer is associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiac events within the first two years following treatment. The higher the cardiac dose exposure, the higher the risk of a cardiac event.
News | Lung Imaging
Simple Changes in Care Reduced Heart Exposure During Lung Cancer Radiation Treatment

April 11, 2022 — Radiation to the heart during treatment for locally advanced lung cancer is associated with an ...

Time April 11, 2022
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RSIP Vision, an experienced leader in driving innovation for medical imaging through advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision solutions, announced a new tool for prostate MRI analysis.
News | Prostate Cancer
New AI Tool for Prostate MRI Analysis to Support PI-RADS Scoring

April 11, 2022 — RSIP Vision, an experienced leader in driving innovation for medical imaging through advanced ...

Time April 11, 2022
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Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Elekta Harmony, has won a 2022 Red Dot Award for product design. Harmony, which was granted CE mark and U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance in 2020 and 2021, is a system that perfectly balances productivity, precision and versatility, making it a solution for both mature and developing markets.
News | Linear Accelerators
Elekta Harmony Linear Accelerator Earns Red Dot Award for Product Design

April 8, 2022 — Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Elekta Harmony, has won a 2022 Red Dot Award for product design ...

Time April 08, 2022
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