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.

 MIM Software Inc. announced a collaboration with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) in support of its Prostate Cancer Theranostics and Imaging Centre of Excellence (ProsTIC) program.
News | Prostate Cancer
MIM Software Inc. Announces Collaboration with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre to Improve Patient Management

November 19, 2020 — MIM Software Inc. announced a collaboration with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) in ...

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Infinitt has added a Digital Pathology Solution and a Radiation Therapy PACS to its product offerings
News | Enterprise Imaging
Infinitt Highlights Enterprise Imaging Platform with Extensive Line of Diagnostic Capabilities at RSNA 2020

November 19, 2020 — Infinitt North America, a single-source provider of enterprise imaging solutions for healthcare ...

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During active surveillance, prostate cancer is carefully monitored for signs of progression through regular prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening, prostate exams, imaging, and repeat biopsies.
News | Prostate Cancer
Men with Negative Biopsies During Active Surveillance Have Good Outcomes

November 18, 2020 — Can early-stage prostate cancer "vanish" during follow-up? More likely the cancer is just "hidden"- ...

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Radiation oncologists across the country will meet virtually with members of Congress this week to discuss value-based payment, prior authorization and supporting cancer care during the pandemic
News | Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncologists Urge Congress to Advance Bills That Protect Patient Access to Cancer Care During Pandemic

November 18, 2020 — Radiation oncologists across the country will meet virtually with members of Congress this week to ...

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Penn study supports the use of more testicular shielding for men and children during diagnostics
News | Radiology Imaging
Diagnostic Imaging May Increase Risk of Testicular Cancer

November 16, 2020 — Early and repeated exposures to diagnostic imaging, such as X-rays and computed tomography (CT) ...

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Videos | Radiation Therapy
VIDEO: Explaining Boron Neutron Capture Therapy for Targeted Cancer Radiotherapy

Bruce Bauer, Ph.D., CEO of TAE Life Sciences. The company is developing boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) as a new ...

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Minimizing delays to treatment could improve cancer survival rates, say researchers
News | Radiation Oncology
Every Month Delayed in Cancer Treatment Can Raise Risk of Death by Around 10%

November 10, 2020 — People whose treatment for cancer is delayed by even one month have in many cases a 6 to 13% higher ...

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In this retrospective cohort study of men with low-risk prostate cancer followed up for a median of 7.6 years, African American men, compared with non-Hispanic White men, had a statistically significant increased 10-year cumulative incidence of disease progression and definitive treatment, but not metastasis or prostate cancer–specific mortality
News | Prostate Cancer
Active Surveillance Safe for African Americans with Low-risk Prostate Cancer

November 4, 2020 — Previous studies have shown that African American men are 2.4 times as likely to die from prostate ...

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Metastasis-free survival is a strong surrogate endpoint for overall survival over biochemical failure for men receiving salvage radiotherapy for recurrent prostate cancer
News | Prostate Cancer
MFS Is a Strong Surrogate Endpoint for OS for Men Receiving Salvage RT

November 2, 2020 — An analysis of the phase III NRG Oncology clinical trial RTOG 9601 on men receiving salvage ...

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Watch-and-Wait Compared to Operation for Patients with Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer. Image courtesy of the American College of Surgeons
News | Radiation Therapy
Some Rectal Cancer Patients Can Safely Avoid an Aggressive Operation

November 2, 2020 — A nonsurgical treatment option for rectal cancer that preserves quality of life is safe for carefully ...

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Conceptual diagram of bio-organizational crushing technology based on high-intensity concentric ultrasonography. Image courtesy of Korea Institue of Science and Technology(KIST)
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Destroying Cancer Cells with Non-surgical Ultrasound Treatment

November 2, 2020 — Focusing ultrasound energy on a target site in the body to generate heat can burn and destroy the ...

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Updated results of NRG Oncology trial display effectiveness of gemcitabine and daily radiation for bladder preservation in muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients
News | Radiation Oncology
Effectiveness of Gemcitabine and Daily RT for Bladder Preservation in Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer

November 2, 2020 — Bladder preservation with trimodality therapy can be a safe and effective alternative to cystectomy ...

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Follow up results on first multicenter trial to report outcomes of salvage low dose radiotherapy brachytherapy after external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer
News | Prostate Cancer
Outcomes of Salvage Low Dose RT Brachytherapy After EBRT for Prostate Cancer

October 30, 2020 — Researchers involved in the phase II NRG Oncology RTOG 0526 trial studying low dose rate (LDR) ...

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José Obeso, MD, PhD, (left) of of the Centro Integral de Neurociencias (HM CINAC) in Madrid and Nir Lipsman, MD, PhD, (right) of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. Each doctor is leading a clinical trial using focused ultrasound to target the striatum in patients with Parkinson's disease.
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy
Two Landmark Studies Advance Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Parkinson's Disease

October 30, 2020 — A team of researchers in Madrid, Spain, and another team in Toronto, Canada, are the first in the ...

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Interoperability between Brainlab and Accuray planning systems using Snke OS, an enterprise health tech platform
News | Treatment Planning
Accuray Announces Agreement with Brainlab to Expand CyberKnife Platform Treatment Capabilities for the Neuro-radiosurgery Market

October 29, 2020 — Accuray Incorporated, a pioneer in the robotic stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) field announced a ...

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Vinai Gondi, M.D., the Director of Research at the Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center, Co-director of the Brain Tumor Center at Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center, Warrenville, and lead author of the NRG-BN001 abstract.
News | Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Photon IMRT Treatment Group Displays No Significant Survival Difference Between Arms

October 27, 2020 — A preliminary analysis of photon therapy treatment group 1 from the phase II NRG Oncology clinical ...

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"Stereotactic radiosurgery versus whole-brain radiation therapy for patients with 4-15 brain metastases: A phase III randomized controlled trial" was presented by Jing Li, M.D., The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, at ASTRO20
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
Radiosurgery Reduces Cognitive Decline Without Compromising Survival for Patients with 4+ Brain Metastases

October 26, 2020 — Results of a new randomized phase III trial suggest that stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) should ...

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"Stereotactic ablative fractionated radiotherapy versus radiosurgery for oligometastatic neoplasia to the lung: A randomised phase II trial," presented by Shankar Siva, Ph.D., Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, was presented at ASTRO20
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
Group Trial Bolsters Case for Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Tumors that Travel to the Lungs

October 26, 2020 — A new study, conducted across 13 medical centers in Australia and New Zealand, strengthens the case ...

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"Initial report of a randomized trial comparing conventional- vs conventional plus fluciclovine (18F) PET/CT imaging-guided post-prostatectomy radiotherapy for prostate cancer" was presented by Ashesh Jani, M.D., Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, at ASTRO20
News | PET Imaging
Adding Advanced PET Scans to Radiation Treatment Plans for Prostate Cancer Increases Failure-free Survival Rates

October 26, 2020 — Adding the advanced PET radiotracer fluciclovine to conventional imaging to help guide radiation ...

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A randomized phase II/III study comparing 24Gy in 2 stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) fractions versus 20Gy in 5 conventional palliative radiotherapy (CRT) fractions for patients with painful spinal metastases was presented by Arjun Sahgal, M.D., University of Toronto, today at ASTRO20
News | Radiation Therapy
Treating Spinal Metastases with Fewer and Higher Doses of Radiation Reduces Pain More Effectively

October 26, 2020 — A new study shows using fewer and higher doses of high-precision radiation therapy is a more ...

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