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.

Mobidiag Oy, a privately held, commercial-stage Finnish-French developer of innovative molecular diagnostic tests and instrumentation, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Hologic, Inc., a global leader in women's health, for an enterprise value of approximately $795 million.  This includes a cash payment of approximately $714 million for Mobidiag’s equity, and net debt of approximately $81 million.
News | Women's Health
Mobidiag to be Acquired by Hologic for $795M

April 8, 2021 — Mobidiag Oy, a privately held, commercial-stage Finnish-French developer of innovative molecular ...

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Brain tumors edged out by artificial intelligence: VBrain applies auto-contouring to the three most common types of brain tumors: brain metastasis, meningioma and acoustic neuroma.
News | Artificial Intelligence
Vysioneer Receives FDA Clearance on First-Ever Tumor Auto-Contouring Solution for Radiation Therapy

April 7, 2021 — Vysioneer, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) for cancer care, announced it received the U.S. Food ...

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The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) are teaming up with leading health organizations across the country to endorse the safe resumption of cancer screening and treatment during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
News | Radiation Therapy
ASTRO Survey Finds Pandemic Has Led to More Advanced-stage Cancer Diagnoses

March 31, 2021 — Doctors who oversee cancer clinics say that new patients are arriving for treatment with more advanced ...

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Ultimately, because LYFS-CT may exclude minority patients who could benefit from LCS and underestimate the benefits of LCS, the authors of this AJR article suggested "augmenting LCS eligibility for minority patients using combinations of models"--specifically, the PLCOm2012 model in conjunction with LYFS-CT and USPSTF-2020. Image courtesy of American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)
News | Lung Imaging
Risk Prediction to Reduce Minority Disparities in USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines

March 29, 2021 — According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), updated United States Preventive Services ...

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Shine executives are joined by the company’s construction managers and partners at its medical isotope production facility. The group was commemorating the facility’s achievement of weathertight status
News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers
Shine Medical Announces its Isotope Production Facility is Weathertight

March 26, 2021 — Shine Medical Technologies LLC announced that construction of the exterior structure of its first-of-a ...

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Boston Scientific Corporation announced positive data from the TARGET study of the TheraSphere Y-90 Glass Microspheres (TheraSphere) – a type of radioembolization comprised of millions of microscopic glass beads containing radioactive yttrium (Y-90) – during a late-breaking clinical trial presentation at the annual scientific meeting for the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR).
News | Interventional Radiology
Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Data for TheraSphere Y-90 Glass Microspheres Demonstrates Improved Survival in Primary Liver Cancer

March 25, 2021 — Boston Scientific Corporation announced positive data from the TARGET study of the TheraSphere Y-90 ...

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Sun Nuclear Corporation announced that Australia's Northern Sydney Cancer Centre (NSCC) is now a reference site for the SunCHECK Quality Management Platform.
News | Radiation Therapy
Northern Sydney Cancer Centre Partners with Sun Nuclear as Newest SunCHECK Platform Reference Site

March 25, 2021 — Sun Nuclear Corporation announced that Australia's Northern Sydney Cancer Centre (NSCC) is now a ...

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A new study led by Ivan Martinez—associate professor in the WVU School of Medicine and Cancer Institute—found a link between a family of RNAs, the Y chromosome, and radiation sensitivity in male lung-cancer patients
News | Radiation Therapy
Loss of Y chromosome, RNA Tied to Radiation Resistance in Male Lung-cancer Patients

March 23, 2021 — The science behind the COVID-19 vaccine has the potential to do more than prevent cases of COVID-19 ...

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Cancer tissue being bombarded by targeted alpha particles. The generator developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory holds uranium-230, which decays to thorium-226. Further decay produces short-lived daughter isotopes, emitting four more alpha particles resulting in a very high combined radiation dose to destroy cancer cells.
News | Radiation Therapy
New Los Alamos Generator System Delivers Large Radiation Doses Directly to Cancer Cells

March 23, 2021 — Improved options for cancer treatment are on the way, thanks to a new system developed at Los Alamos ...

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Detection of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) using explainable AI. The AI-technique is used to generate a heatmap showing TILs (red) and other tissues and cells (blue and green). Image courtesy of Klauschen/Charité
News | Artificial Intelligence
Making the Role of AI in Breast Cancer Explainable

March 22, 2021 — Researchers at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and TU Berlin as well as the University of Oslo ...

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Radiofrequency ablation for the palliative treatment of osseous metastases reduces pain and improves quality of life
News | Interventional Radiology
Minimally Invasive Treatment Provides Fast Pain Relief for Cancer Patients

March 19, 2021 — A minimally invasive treatment for patients whose cancer has spread to their bones provides quick and ...

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Boston Scientific's TheraSphere Y-90 Glass Microspheres enable selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT), or radioembolization, for hepatocellular carcinoma. This treats liver cancer with low toxicity using millions of microscopic glass beads containing radioactive yttrium (Y-90), delivered directly to liver tumors via catheter. The result in minimal radiation exposure to surrounding healthy tissue.
News | Radiation Therapy
FDA Clears Boston Scientific TheraSphere Y-90 Transcatheter Liver Embolization Microspheres

March 18, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Boston Scientific's TheraSphere Y-90 Glass ...

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WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute staff prepare a patient for a first-in-the-world clinical trial to investigate the use of focused ultrasound technology to treat opioid use disorder. (WVU Photo/Brian Persinger)
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy
West Virginia University Addresses Addiction Crisis with Novel Ultrasound Treatment

March 17, 2021 — On the heels of the country’s deadliest year for drug overdoses, the West Virginia University ...

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 A comprehensive review by University of North Carolina researchers and colleagues of hundreds of publications, incorporating more than two dozen articles on prevention screening for lung cancer with low-dose spiral computed tomography (LDCT), shows there are both benefits and harms from screening
News | Lung Imaging
Evidence Review Examines Both Benefits and Harms for Lung Cancer Screening

March 15, 2021 — A comprehensive review by University of North Carolina researchers and colleagues of hundreds of ...

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A national screening program targeted at those men who are genetically pre-disposed to prostate cancer, and involving a blood test and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan before an invasive biopsy, could prevent one in six prostate cancer deaths and significantly reduce over-diagnosis, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
News | Prostate Cancer
Targeted Screening for Prostate Cancer Could Prevent One in Six Deaths

March 15, 2021 — A national screening program targeted at those men who are genetically pre-disposed to prostate cancer ...

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University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher and two other experts endorsed the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) requirement for a patient and their doctor to engage in a shared discussion of benefits and harms before proceeding with a low-dose spiral computed tomography (LDCT) scan as a method for preventing lung cancer death
News | Lung Imaging
Experts Recommend Shared Patient - Doctor Decision-making Prior to Lung Cancer Screening

March 10, 2021 — In a viewpoint perspective published in JAMA on March 9, 2021, a University of North Carolina ...

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Stefan Vilsmeier Brainlab announced the acquisition of Mint Medical GmbH, a Heidelberg-based company that develops image reading and reporting software for clinical routine and research
News | Treatment Planning
Brainlab Acquires Mint Medical

March 10, 2021 — Brainlab announced the acquisition of Mint Medical GmbH, a Heidelberg-based company that develops image ...

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Methodology for evaluation of tumor cell density (TCD) and allocation of radiotherapy response categories. (A) Virtual graticule of approximately 300 points applied to tumor area on a digital H&E section. (B) Demonstration of TCD point scoring. (C) Box and whisker plot to show the relationship between ΔTCD and American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Tumour Regression Grade System (TRG). (D, E) Allocation of three radiotherapy response groups according to change in TCD (ΔTCD) for short-course radiotherapy
News | Radiation Oncology
Targeted Immunotherapy Could Boost Radiotherapy Response

March 9, 2021 — Cancers that are resistant to radiotherapy could be rendered susceptible through treatment with ...

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Axial fused PET/CT image shows intense uptake (arrowhead) in the deep pelvis corresponding to the left lobe of the prostate in a 62-year-old with a history of prostate cancer treated with radiation therapy. The CT scan does not show the tumor. Image courtesy of the the Radiological Society of North America.
Feature | Treatment Planning | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Using PET to Enhance Prostate Treatment Planning

The decision to offer radiation after prostatectomy for patients with recurrent prostate cancer is quite complex, and ...

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A single image of a human brain using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine. Image courtesy of Dr Leon Kaufman. University Of California, San Francisco
News | Ultrasound Imaging
New Cancer Scan Could Guide Brain Surgery

March 3, 2021 — A type of ultrasound scan can detect cancer tissue left behind after a brain tumor is removed more ...

Time March 03, 2021
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