December 6, 2019 — A shorter course of higher-dose radiation treatment to part of the breast is showing promise in women ...
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.
Modus QA is proud to offer a superior phantom for quantifying geometric distortion in modern MRgRT applications. Watch ...
December 6, 2019 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) expressed its support after the U.S. Senate ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
November 30, 2019 — Artificial intelligence and machine learning will be in the spotlight at RSNA 2019. RaySearch ...
November 28, 2019 — Reports of new cancer treatments often raise high hopes and expectations, particularly, of course ...
November 22, 2019 — Kopp Development Inc. acquired Mednovus, Inc. ferromagnetic detection business. With the acquisition ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
November 21, 2019 — One in three adults treated for cancer may experience side effects from treatment they wish they had ...
November 15, 2019 — Theragnostics, which is developing innovative radiopharmaceuticals to improve cancer diagnosis and ...
November 13, 2019 — Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle issued a series of oversight letters to the Centers ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
November 7, 2019 — Mirada Medical, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) software for the treatment of cancer ...
November 4, 2019 – Two new studies support and inform the use of proton radiation therapy to treat patients with ...
November 4, 2019 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Clariscan, a macrocyclic, ionic, gadolinium ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
Below are photos from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2019 meeting September 2019 in Chicago. The ...
October 23, 2019 — At the 2019 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting, Sept. 15-18 in Chicago ...
October 22, 2019 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) ...
David Sjostrom, Ph.D., deputy chief physicist, Herlev Hospital, Department of Oncology, Division of Radiotherapy, Herlev ...
October 18, 2019 — The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Varian announced a new strategic collaboration ...
October 16, 2019 — GE Healthcare and Theragnostics have entered into a global commercial partnership for a new prostate ...
Radiation therapy is an important tool in the clinician’s armamentarium for treatment of localized, early-stage prostate ...
Lorraine Drapek, DNP, nurse practitioner, radiation oncology, GI service, Massachusetts General Hospital, explains the ...
December 06, 2019 