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.

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement from ASTRO Board of Directors Chair Laura A. Dawson, MD, FASTRO, in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) decision to delay the start of the Radiation Oncology Alternative Payment Model (RO-APM)
News | Radiation Therapy
ASTRO Remains Committed to an RO-APM that Prioritizes Value-based Care in Light of CMS Delay

April 7, 2022 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement from ASTRO Board of ...

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Research in the March 2022 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network examined data from the Ontario Cancer Registry from September 25, 2016 through September 26, 2020, to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of new cancer cases detected.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
New Research in JNCCN Measures Drop in Cancer Detection Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 6, 2022 — Research in the March 2022 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network examined ...

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IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.), a world leader in particle accelerator technology, and the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) announce today a four-year research collaboration agreement towards development of a new FLASH irradiation protocol for the treatment of early-stage breast cancer.
News | Women's Health
IBA and UMC Groningen Engage in FLASH Irradiation Research Collaboration for Breast Cancer

April 5, 2022 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.), a world leader in particle accelerator technology, and the University ...

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Elekta and GE Healthcare announced today that they have signed a global commercial collaboration agreement in the field of radiation oncology, enabling them to provide hospitals a comprehensive offering across imaging and treatment for cancer patients requiring radiation therapy.
News | Radiation Oncology
Elekta and GE Healthcare Collaborate to Expand Access to Precision Radiation Therapy Solutions

April 5, 2022 — Elekta and GE Healthcare announced today that they have signed a global commercial collaboration ...

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P-Cure Ltd., the provider of the most compact 360° gantry-less adaptive proton therapy system, announced today the opening of a clinical research and training site within its headquarters in Israel.
News | Proton Therapy
P-Cure Demonstrates the Proton Therapy Equipment Can Now Be Installed In Existing Radiation Therapy Rooms

March 28, 2022 — P-Cure Ltd., the provider of the most compact 360° gantry-less adaptive proton therapy system ...

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News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
MRI Innovation Makes Cancerous Tissue Light Up and Easier to See

March 28, 2022 — A new form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that makes cancerous tissue glow in medical images could ...

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A new study from Keck Medicine of USC finds that the incidence rate of metastatic prostate cancer has significantly increased for men 45 and older and coincides with recommendations against routine prostate cancer screenings.
News | Prostate Cancer
Metastatic Prostate Cancer on the Rise Since Decrease in Cancer Screenings

March 23, 2022 — A new study from Keck Medicine of USC finds that the incidence rate of metastatic prostate cancer has ...

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Analyzing one of the largest databases of patients with cancer and COVID-19 with machine learning models, researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of California, San Francisco found previously unreported links between a rare type of cancer—as well as two cancer treatment-related drugs—and an increased risk of hospitalization from COVID-19.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Machine Learning Model Finds COVID-19 Risks for Cancer Patients

March 22, 2022 — Analyzing one of the largest databases of patients with cancer and COVID-19 with machine learning ...

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Feature | Radiation Therapy | By Dave Fornell
7 Trends in Radiation Therapy at ASTRO 2021

Here are 7 hot radiation therapy technology trends discussed in sessions and on the expo floor at the American Society ...

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Above a certain size, individual brain metastases are often surgically removed with the help of microsurgical resection. In stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), in contrast, they are usually treated with a single high-dose targeted radiation using cobalt-60-gamma radiation sources.
News | Radiation Therapy
Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Brain Metastases

March 15, 2022 — Above a certain size, individual brain metastases are often surgically removed with the help of ...

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RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering the use of biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) for all stages of cancer, today announced the close of an $80 million equity financing.
News | Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
RefleXion Raises $80 Million to Broaden Cancer Treatment Options

March 14, 2022 — RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering the use of biology-guided radiotherapy ...

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COVID-19 vaccine associated myocarditis.
Feature | Radiology Imaging | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
ITN’s Top 10 for the Month of February

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

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Fig. 1. Outline of the workflow from data input, feature extraction, selection, and model construction. Credit: DOI: 10.3233/CBM-210201
News | Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Show Promise in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

March 2, 2022 — Artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning (DL), and machine learning (ML) have transformed many ...

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Penn Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology Amit Maity, MD, PhD (left), James Metz, MD, (middle), Constantinos Koumenis, PhD, (right). Image courtesy of Penn Medicine
News | Radiation Oncology
Penn Medicine Awarded NIH Grant to Study Ultra-fast, High-dose Flash Radiation Therapy for Cancer

March 1, 2022 — With more than $12 million in new funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Abramson ...

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Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued three final guidances to industry regarding cancer clinical trials that parallel the goals of President Biden’s recently announced effort to renew and build upon his 2016 Cancer Moonshot initiative to facilitate continued advancement in cancer prevention, detection, research and patient care.
News | Radiation Oncology
FDA Clinical Trial Guidances Share Biden Administration’s Goals for Advancing Development of Cancer Treatments

March 1, 2022 — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued three final guidances to industry regarding cancer ...

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GammaPod at Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute
News | Breast Imaging
AHN Cancer Institute Becomes One of Country’s First Centers to Offer Women Groundbreaking GammaPod Treatment

February 25, 2022 — Over her years of faithfully getting annual mammograms, it wasn’t uncommon for Patti Mannarino to ...

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A study recently accepted for publication in The Journal of Clinical Investigation describes a new and effective therapy to treat glioblastoma: the concomitant use of ADI-PEG20 together with focal brain radiotherapy.
News | Radiation Therapy
Experimental Combinatorial Therapy Eliminates an Incurable Brain Tumor

February 22, 2022 — A study recently accepted for publication in The Journal of Clinical Investigation describes a new ...

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Short bursts of radiation therapy dramatically enhanced the efficiency of targeting glioblastomas with natural nanoparticle-based immunotherapy, thus suppressing growth of the deadly tumor, inducing anti-tumor immunity and prolonging survival in animal models, a research team at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has discovered.
News | Radiation Therapy
Burst of Radiation and Vesicles-based Immunotherapy Suppress Brain Cancer Growth

February 22, 2022 — Short bursts of radiation therapy dramatically enhanced the efficiency of targeting glioblastomas ...

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RaySearch has a strong position in the radiotherapy market in Canada with a market share of approximately 25 percent. Charles-Le Moyne hospital has been a RayStation customer since 2018.
News | Treatment Planning
Charles-Le Moyne Hospital in Canada Selects RayStation for Primary Treatment Planning System

February 18, 2022 — RaySearch has a strong position in the radiotherapy market in Canada with a market share of ...

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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) or prostate adenoma seen on MRI examination
News | Prostate Cancer
MRI-guided Radiotherapy Appears to Lead to Fewer Side Effects from Treatment for Prostate Cancer

February 17, 2022 — An interim analysis of an ongoing Phase III study from UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center ...

Time February 17, 2022
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