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.

News | Brachytherapy Systems, Women's Healthcare | January 07, 2019

Electronic Brachytherapy Effective in Long-Term Study of 1,000 Early-Stage Breast Cancers

January 7, 2019 — Breast cancer recurrence rates of patients treated with intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT)...

News | Brachytherapy Systems | January 04, 2019

Brachytherapy Alone Superior Treatment for Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer

January 4, 2018 — Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) indicated a significantly different clinician and patient-...

Technology | Treatment Planning | December 27, 2018

RayStation 8B Released With Machine Learning Applications for Treatment Planning

December 27, 2018 — RaySearch Laboratories released RayStation 8B, the latest version of the...

Technology | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | December 21, 2018

FDA Approves Exablate Neuro for Tremor-Dominant Parkinson's Treatment

December 21, 2018 — Insightec announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expansion...

News | Radiation Therapy | December 18, 2018

Axillary Radiotherapy and Lymph Node Surgery Yield Comparable Outcomes for Breast Cancer

December 17, 2018 — Early-stage breast...

Technology | Radiation Therapy | December 10, 2018

RaySearch Developing RayCommand Treatment Control System for U.K. Proton Therapy Facility

December 10, 2018 — RaySearch has decided to develop a treatment control system, RayCommand, to act as a link...

Videos | Radiation Therapy | December 06, 2018

Technology Report: Patient-centered Care in Radiation Therapy

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News | Artificial Intelligence | December 04, 2018

Mirada Medical Joins U.K. Consortium Exploring Healthcare AI

December 4, 2018 — Mirada Medical, a leading global brand in medical imaging software, will form part of an...

Sponsored Content | Videos | Radiation Oncology | November 30, 2018

itnTV "Conversations": The Accuray Philosophy

Accuray's philosophy is to personalize treatments to exactly fit the patient. Senior Director of Marketing Andrew...

Videos | Artificial Intelligence | November 28, 2018

VIDEO: Example of How Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Patient Care

This is an example of how ...

Ohio State University to Open Region’s First Proton Therapy Facility

Image courtesy of The Ohio State University James Comprehensive Cancer Center

News | Proton Therapy | November 21, 2018

Ohio State University to Open Region's First Proton Therapy Facility

November 21, 2018 — The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and...

Immune Inflammatory Levels Linked to Disease-Free Survival in Prostate Cancer

News | Prostate Cancer | November 19, 2018

Higher Pretreatment Immune Inflammatory Levels Linked to Lower Disease-Free Survival in Prostate Cancer

November 19, 2018 — Data from a validation study of a high-risk...

News | Women's Health | November 14, 2018

Merit Medical Completes Acquisition of Cianna Medical

November 14, 2018 — Disposable device manufacturer Merit Medical Systems Inc. announced the closing of a definitive...

ASTRO has worked for many years to craft a viable payment model that would stabilize payments, drive adherence to nationally-recognized clinical guidelines and improve patient care.

News | ASTRO | November 08, 2018

ASTRO's Response to HHS Secretary Azar’s Comments on Rad Onc Alternative Payment Model

Following ...

Videos | ASTRO | November 08, 2018

VIDEO: Editor's Choice of the Most Innovative Radiation Oncology Tech at ASTRO 2018

ITN Editor Dave Fornell took a tour of some of the most innovative technologies on display on the expo floor at the...

Laurent Levy, CEO of Nanobiotix, explains the use of his company's nanoparticles to enhance the radiation sensitivity of tumor tissue to improve patient outcomes.

Laurent Levy, CEO of Nanobiotix, explains the use of his company's nanoparticles to enhance the radiation sensitivity of tumor tissue to improve patient outcomes. The images show the initial tumor and enhancement areas due to the nanoparticles and the resulting outcomes following treatment.

Blog | ASTRO | November 08, 2018 | Dave Fornell, Editor

Key Technology Trends in Radiation Therapy at ASTRO 2018

Here are a few of the radiation oncology technology advancement takeaways seen at the 2018...