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.

On behalf of the nation's radiation oncologists and the more than one million people with cancer they will treat this year, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) expressed strong support for today's Senate introduction of bipartisan federal legislation that would rein in restrictive prior authorization practices that delay patient access to critical cancer treatments.
News | Radiation Oncology
ASTRO Backs Bipartisan Congressional Bills to Reduce Prior Authorization Burdens and Treatment Delays for People with Cancer

October 20, 2021 — On behalf of the nation's radiation oncologists and the more than one million people with cancer they ...

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IBA announced the launch of the world’s first online platform dedicated to proton therapy. The new interactive platform called Campus was unveiled through a series of webinars on October 19-20, 2021. It will also be showcased at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting
News | Proton Therapy
IBA Launches the World’s First Online Proton Therapy Platform

October 20, 2021 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA), the world leader in particle accelerator technology and the world’s ...

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New research in the October 2021 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network assessed patient satisfaction and preferences for telemedicine, finding 45% of people with cancer preferred telemedicine, while 34% preferred office visits, and 21% had no preference.
News | Teleradiology
More People with Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy Prefer Telemedicine to In-person Visits

October 20, 2021 — New research in the October 2021 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network ...

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RefleXion is developing biology-guided radiotherapy* (BgRT), which incorporates positron-emission tomography (PET) data to enable tumors to continuously signal their location. The BgRT technology will synchronize these data with the linear accelerator to direct radiotherapy to tumors with sub-second latency. Currently, the RefleXion X1 machine is cleared for the delivery of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).
News | Radiation Oncology
RefleXion Announces Newly Formed Scientific Advisory Board

October 20, 2021 — RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) as a ...

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RAD Technology Medical Systems provides complex, design-built modular facilities for the healthcare industry. #ASTRO #ASTRO21
News | Radiation Therapy
RAD Technology Medical Systems to Exhibit at the ASTRO 2021

October 19, 2021 — RAD Technology Medical Systems (RAD) announced that it will be exhibiting at the 2021 American ...

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MR images showing reduction in size of metastatic tumors after focused-ultrasound delivery of antibody therapy through blood-brain barrier.
News | Ultrasound Women's Health
World-first Clinical Trial Demonstrates Focused Ultrasound Can Deliver Antibody Therapy to Breast Cancer Metastases in the Brain

October 14, 2021 — In a first-in-world clinical trial, researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto ...

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(A) Pre-procedure axial image from contrast-enhanced CT scan of chest demonstrates a 1 cm solid right upper lobe nodule adjacent to right mainstem bronchus (arrow). (B) Intra-procedural coronal reformatted image shows two cryoablation probes within nodule. (C) 1-month follow-up sagittal chest CT image shows expected post-ablation changes encompassing treated nodule (arrow). (D) 1-year follow-up sagittal chest CT image shows expected involution of treatment zone into flat bandlike scar without residual tumor
News | Lung Imaging
Percutaneous Image-Guided Microwave and Cryoablation for Lung Sarcoma

October 11, 2021 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), percutaneous image-guided microwave and ...

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An analysis of nearly 200,000 patients highlights the heterogeneity of breast cancer risk factors for women of differing races, ages, and disease subtypes
News | Women's Health
Black Women Face Three-fold Increased Risk of Triple Negative Breast Cancers

October 8, 2021 — An analysis of nearly 200,000 patients who received mammograms between 2006 and 2015 across three U.S ...

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NBTXR3 is a novel, potentially first-in-class oncology product composed of functionalized hafnium oxide nanoparticles that is administered via one-time intratumoral injection and activated by radiotherapy.
News | Radiation Therapy
NANOBIOTIX to Present First Survival Data From Priority Head and Neck Cancer Program at ASTRO21

October 7, 2021 — NANOBIOTIX, a late-stage clinical biotechnology company pioneering physics-based approaches to expand ...

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ViewRay, Inc. announced that the company has received acceptance from the FDA on their recent submission for new MRIdian features focused on enhancing on-table adaptive workflow efficiency and expanding clinical utility. ViewRay will be exhibiting at the annual ASTRO 2021 conference
News | Radiation Therapy
ViewRay Announces 510(k) Pending Status of the Newest Generation of MRIdian Innovations

October 7, 2021 — ViewRay, Inc. announced that the company has received acceptance from the FDA on their recent ...

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Images of uptake in bone metastasis in patient 2. Anterior whole-body (left) and SPECT/CT (right) images show uptake of 131I-GMIB-anti-HER2-VHH1 at level of large lytic bone metastasis, with soft-tissue component at sternal bone both at 2.5 h and at 24 h after injection. Small differences in area of uptake are explained by differences in patient positioning (arms up at 2.5 h and arms down at 24 h, to maximize patient comfort). Cts = counts. Image created by M. Keyaerts, University Hospital of Brussels (UZ B
News | Women's Health
New Radionuclide Therapy Identified for HER2-positive Breast Cancer Patients

October 5, 2021 — A promising radionuclide treatment may offer new therapeutic options for breast cancer patients ...

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Sun Nuclear’s SunCHECK Patient QA uses calibrated EPID data to enable true dosimetric in-vivo monitoring, creating a fully independent absolute dosimetric QA of patient treatments.
Feature | Radiation Therapy | By Dave Fornell
The Importance of Radiation Oncology Quality Assurance Systems for Safe and Accurate Treatment Delivery

To maintain safety in radiation therapy (RT), every machine performance and patient delivery measurement must be as ...

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According to the American Cancer Society, around 10-15% of breast cancers are triple-negative breast cancer.
News | Breast Imaging
Georgia Cancer Center Researcher Receives $1.7M Grant to Study Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer 
October 4, 2021 — Understanding the role a certain molecule plays in both cancer cells, as well as the cells tasked to ...
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The global radiotherapy devices market is expected to grow from $5.44 billion in 2020 to $5.848 billion in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5%
News | Radiation Oncology
Global $5.8 Billion Radiotherapy Devices 2021 Market Report

September 28, 2021 — The global radiotherapy devices market is expected to grow from $5.44 billion in 2020 to $5.848 ...

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Scientists have identified two subtypes of metastatic prostate cancer that respond differently to treatment, information that could one day guide physicians in treating patients with the therapies best suited to their disease.
News | Prostate Cancer
Metastatic Prostate Cancer Comes in Two Forms, Which Could Guide Treatment

September 24, 2021 — Scientists have identified two subtypes of metastatic prostate cancer that respond differently to ...

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Owkin, a startup that deploys artificial intelligence (AI) and Federated Learning technologies to augment medical research and enable scientific discoveries, presented findings in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) with Cleveland Clinic at the 2021 European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) conference.
News | Artificial Intelligence
Owkin and Cleveland Clinic Develop AI Model that Predicts Liver Cancer Prognosis

September 24, 2021 — Owkin, a startup that deploys artificial intelligence (AI) and Federated Learning technologies to ...

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The "Global Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) Devices Market, By Device Type (Portable v/s Fixed), By Application (Breast Cancer, Head & Neck Cancer, Abdominal & Pelvic Cancer, Dermatology, Others), By End User, By Region, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2026" report
News | Radiation Therapy
Surface Guided Radiation Therapy Market Outlook

September 24, 2021 — The "Global Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) Devices Market, By Device Type (Portable v/s ...

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The National Cancer Institute announced that Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center and City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center secured a highly competitive Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant that aims to address lung cancer racial disparities through precision medicine, targeted smoking cessation programs and community outreach.
News | Lung Imaging
$3M Grant Establishes Center to Combat Racial Inequities in Lung Cancer

September 23, 2021 — The National Cancer Institute announced that Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center ...

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The development of new research guidelines for interventional oncology that standardize treatment outcomes and the reporting of data represents a major step forward for an increasingly important medical subspecialty, according to a report in Radiology.
News | Radiation Oncology
New Research Guidelines Will Boost Interventional Oncology Research

September 21, 2021 — The development of new research guidelines for interventional oncology that standardize treatment ...

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Non-oncology doctors’ knowledge of oncology is frequently not up to date, with risks in the communication with patients  
News | Radiation Oncology
Research Shows a Struggle to Keep Up With the Pace of Change in Oncology

September 20, 2021 — The rapid pace of developments in the oncology field, mainly brought by cancer immunotherapy, means ...

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