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.

An example of the MRI scans showing long-term and short-term survival indications. #MRI
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Finding New Clues to Brain Cancer Treatment

February 21, 2020 — Glioblastoma is an aggressive, killer disease. While victims of this fast-moving brain tumor ...

Time February 21, 2020
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Arizona State University researchers (in collaboration with Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center) have discovered a biocompatible cost-effective hydrogel that can be used to monitor therapeutic doses of ionizing radiation by becoming more pink with increasing radiation exposure
News | Radiation Therapy
A New Way to Monitor Cancer Radiation Therapy Doses

February 18, 2020 — More than half of all cancer patients undergo radiation therapy and the dose is critical. Too much ...

Time February 18, 2020
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The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has been awarded a new one-year contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop quality indicators (QI) for radiation treatments provided to veterans with head and neck, breast and gastrointestinal cancers
News | Radiation Therapy
ASTRO Awarded Contract from VA to Develop Measures on Quality of Radiation Therapy Services

February 13, 2020 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has been awarded a new one-year contract from ...

Time February 13, 2020
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Varian announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Ethos therapy, an Adaptive Intelligence solution. Ethos therapy is an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven holistic solution that provides an opportunity to transform cancer care.
News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
Varian Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Ethos Therapy

February 11, 2020 — Varian announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Ethos therapy, an Adaptive ...

Time February 11, 2020
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The radiation therapy market is projected to grow in through 2026
News | Proton Therapy
Global Radiation Therapy Market to Reach $8.6B by 2026

February 10, 2020 — Amid technological advancement, and notable research and development activities, the global ...

Time February 10, 2020
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SIR President Laura Findeiss, M.D., FSIR
News | Interventional Radiology
Interventional Radiologists can be “Game Changers” in the Treatment of Kidney Cancer

February 9, 2020 — For some patients, kidney cancer can be effectively treated without surgery, according to the Society ...

Time February 09, 2020
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Accuray TomoTherapy total body irradiation
News | Radiation Therapy
Studies Support Use of Accuray TomoTherapy System for Advanced Rectal Cancer

February 7, 2020 — Accuray Incorporated announced that two new studies demonstrate the benefits of the TomoTherapy ...

Time February 07, 2020
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Purdue University-discovered fluorescent markers to target and illuminate cancer during surgery, has announced the results of a multi-institutional Phase 2 clinical trial in which outcomes were improved for 26 percent of patients undergoing pulmonary resection for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
News | Molecular Imaging
Purdue-discovered ‘Fluorescent Markers’ Illuminate Cancer, Improve Outcomes

February 6, 2020 — On Target Laboratories Inc., a privately held biotechnology company developing the use of Purdue ...

Time February 06, 2020
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The luminescent oxygen probe PtG4 is injected during the week of radiation treatment and localizes between the cells of the tumor as illustrated by microscopy
News | Radiation Therapy
First Images of Oxygen in Cancer Tumors Captured During Radiation Therapy

February 3, 2020 — Oxygen in cancer tumors is known to be a major factor that helps radiation therapy be successful ...

Time February 03, 2020
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News | Clinical Trials
Advanced Medical Imaging Combined with Genomic Analysis Could Help Treat Cancer Patients

February 3, 2020 — Melding the genetic and cellular analysis of tumors with how they appear in medical images could give ...

Time February 03, 2020
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Elekta Unity MR Linac system
News | Radiation Oncology
Institut Jules Bordet Invests in Elekta's Latest Cancer Treatment Technology

January 30, 2020 — Elekta announced that it signed a contract with the Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, for an Elekta ...

Time January 30, 2020
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Automated Triage of Thyroid Cancer
News | Ultrasound Imaging
AJR Researchers Take Step Toward Automated Triage of Thyroid Cancer

January 30, 2020 — According to an article published ahead-of-print in the April issue of the American Journal of ...

Time January 30, 2020
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IBA ProteusOne proton therapy system
News | Proton Therapy
IBA Signs Contract to Install Georgia’s First Proton Therapy Center

January 29, 2020 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced that it has signed a contract and received a major down ...

Time January 29, 2020
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ringing the cancer bell can do more harm than good, says an ASTRO study
News | Radiation Oncology
Is it Time to Stop Ringing the Cancer Bell?

January 27, 2020 — It's a scene that some cancer patients dream about: they celebrate the end of a course of radiation ...

Time January 27, 2020
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Tampere University in Finland have developed a method based on artificial intelligence (AI) for histopathological diagnosis and grading of prostate cancer
News | Prostate Cancer
AI Can Be Used to Detect and Grade Prostate Cancer

January 20, 2020 — Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Tampere University in Finland have developed a ...

Time January 20, 2020
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Trends in Overall Cancer Mortality Rates by Sex, United States, 1930 to 2017. Rates are age adjusted to the 2000 US standard population
News | Radiation Oncology
Cancer Mortality Continues Steady Decline, Driven by Progress Against Lung Cancer

January 13, 2020 — The cancer death rate declined by 29 percent from 1991 to 2017, including a 2.2 percent drop from ...

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prostate cancer study
News | Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer can now be Diagnosed Better Using Artificial Intelligence

January 13, 2020 — Researchers at Radboud university medical center have developed a "deep learning" system that is ...

Time January 13, 2020
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Professor Samer Ezziddin, M.D., from Saarland University/Saarland University Hospital.
News | Prostate Cancer
Nuclear Radiologists 'Outsmart' Prostate Cancer with an Apparently Ineffective Drug

January 13, 2020 — When a non-scientist tries to imagine a scientist, the image that often arises is one of a somewhat ...

Time January 13, 2020
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Accuray CyberKnife
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
Accuray CyberKnife System Provides Excellent Disease Control for Men With Recurrent Prostate Cancer

January 9, 2020 — Accuray Incorporated announced today data from a prospective study which showed that at five years ...

Time January 09, 2020
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Lung cancer patients who are inactive prior to chemoradiation are less likely to tolerate treatment and more likely to see their cancer return
News | Lung Imaging
Study Finds Patient Step Counts Predict Lung Cancer Treatment Outcomes

January 8, 2020 — Numerous studies have shown that monitoring physical activity promotes better health – from reducing ...

Time January 08, 2020
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