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 therapybrachytherapyimage guided radiation therapy (IGRT)focused ultrasoundstereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), treatment planning systems and tomotherapy.

News | Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy (RT) using high-energy particles, like X-rays or electron beams, is a common and critical component in ...

Time June 13, 2017
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News | Radiation Oncology

The alliance will study the feasibility of using CRnR’s converging x-ray lens technology as an effective radiotherapy ...

Time June 12, 2017
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News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued a new clinical guideline for the use of stereotactic body ...

Time June 12, 2017
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Sponsored Content | Case Study | Radiation Therapy

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) employs significantly higher per fraction radiation doses than conventional ...

Time June 08, 2017
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News | Radiation Oncology

In an article published in the June 2017 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers assert that exposure to ...

Time June 08, 2017
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Feature | Radiation Therapy | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), precision-based medicine is an emerging approach for disease ...

Time June 07, 2017
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News | Radiation Oncology

Up to 45 percent of all cancer patients develop brain metastases, tumors that spread to the brain from cancers located ...

Time June 05, 2017
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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Lola Koktysh

The continuum of personalized care, covering individualized prevention and therapy, translates into multiple changes to ...

Time May 05, 2017
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Feature | Prostate Cancer | By Jeff Zagoudis

While prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among American men — the third leading cause of cancer deaths in ...

Time April 10, 2017
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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Dave Fornell

Focused ultrasound (FUS), also called high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), has gained a lot of interest in recent ...

Time March 02, 2017
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Feature | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | Dave Fornell

Focused ultrasound (FUS), also called high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), has gained a lot of interest in recent ...

Time February 03, 2017
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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Rachael Bennett, BHS, R.T.(R)(T)

In 2016, the America Cancer Society expected 1,685,210 new cancer diagnoses in the United States alone. And according to ...

Time February 01, 2017
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Sponsored Content | Videos | Radiation Oncology

Join Chris Toth, president, Oncology Systems Americas, for a look at Varian’s new product introductions and major ...

Time January 05, 2017
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Sponsored Content | Videos | Quality Assurance (QA)

Learn more about myQA, IBA’s unique platform that connects QA applications, people, and know-how through a central ...

Time December 20, 2016
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Sponsored Content | Videos | Radiation Therapy

Accuray recently unveiled the company’s newest innovation, the Radixact Treatment Delivery System, a uniquely smart ...

Time November 18, 2016
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Feature | Radiation Therapy | Dave Fornell

October 21, 2016 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter calling on radiation oncologists, medical ...

Time October 21, 2016
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Videos | Radiation Oncology

Rachael Bennett, clinical analyst for MD Buyline, discusses trends in radiation oncology at ASTRO 2016.

Time October 07, 2016
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Videos | Radiation Oncology

ASTRO Chairman of the Board David C. Beyer, MD, FASTRO, discusses the current trends in radiation oncology, key trends ...

Time October 07, 2016
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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Michael V. Knopp, M.D., Ph.D., Chadwick L. Wright, M.D., Ph.D., Katherine Binzel, Ph.D. and Jun Zhang, Ph.D.

Precision medicine is not only a buzzword, it is a call to action to radically advance our capabilities in the era of ...

Time October 04, 2016
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Sponsored Content | Case Study | Proton Therapy

A new proton therapy center at Centre Antoine-Lacassagne (CAL) in Nice, France, will soon begin treating patients with ...

Time September 07, 2016
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