Kristin Higgins, M.D., medical director of radiation oncology, Emory Clinic at the Winship Cancer Institute, explains ...
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.
October 8, 2019 — ViewRay Inc. announced today that patient treatments are scheduled to begin in Boston with ViewRay's ...
ProTom International received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Radiance 330 ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
Bill Hartsell, M.D., medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Proton Center in Warrenville, Ill., discusses the ...
Hypofractionated and ultrahypofractionated radiation therapy — increasing dose per fraction to enable significantly ...
Candice Johnstone, M.D., MPH, Medical College of Wisconsin explains the need for palliative radiotherapy and patient ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
September 26, 2019 — For the first time, a sophisticated computer model has been shown to accurately predict two of the ...
Clifford Robinson, M.D., associate professor of radiation oncology, chief of the SBRT (stereotactic body radiation ...
September 25, 2019 —Whole breast radiation and partial breast radiation following a lumpectomy yield similar cosmetic ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
September 24, 2019 — Patients with brain metastases who received whole-brain radiotherapy that avoided memory-specific ...
August 29, 2019 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) announced the top-rated studies being highlighted ...
September 23, 2019 — A randomized clinical trial of targeted, high-dose radiation for men with oligometastatic prostate ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
September 23, 2019 — The first-ever patient radiation therapy treatments generated with machine learning in the ...
Anne Hubbard, MBA, director of health policy for ASTRO, explains the details and purpose of the proposed Radiation ...
ITN Associate Editor Jeff Zagoudis speaks with Vinai Gondi, M.D., co-director of the Brain Tumor Center at the ...
September 20, 2019 — Aktina Medical introduced several new products at the 2019 American Society for Radiation Oncology ...
September 20, 2019 — Varian announced its ProBeam 360° proton therapy system is now available in a multi-room ...
September 18, 2019 — During its annual meeting in September, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued ...
September 18, 2019 — Adding precisely aimed, escalated doses of radiation after patients no longer respond to ...
September 17, 2019 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA, held its third Victoria Consortium Meeting focusing on Flash ...
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