Radiation therapy (RT) using high-energy particles, like X-rays or electron beams, is a common and critical component in ...
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.
The alliance will study the feasibility of using CRnR’s converging x-ray lens technology as an effective radiotherapy ...
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued a new clinical guideline for the use of stereotactic body ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) employs significantly higher per fraction radiation doses than conventional ...
In an article published in the June 2017 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers assert that exposure to ...
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), precision-based medicine is an emerging approach for disease ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
Up to 45 percent of all cancer patients develop brain metastases, tumors that spread to the brain from cancers located ...
The continuum of personalized care, covering individualized prevention and therapy, translates into multiple changes to ...
While prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among American men — the third leading cause of cancer deaths in ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
Focused ultrasound (FUS), also called high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), has gained a lot of interest in recent ...
Focused ultrasound (FUS), also called high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), has gained a lot of interest in recent ...
In 2016, the America Cancer Society expected 1,685,210 new cancer diagnoses in the United States alone. And according to ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
Join Chris Toth, president, Oncology Systems Americas, for a look at Varian’s new product introductions and major ...
Learn more about myQA, IBA’s unique platform that connects QA applications, people, and know-how through a central ...
Accuray recently unveiled the company’s newest innovation, the Radixact Treatment Delivery System, a uniquely smart ...
October 21, 2016 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter calling on radiation oncologists, medical ...
Rachael Bennett, clinical analyst for MD Buyline, discusses trends in radiation oncology at ASTRO 2016.
ASTRO Chairman of the Board David C. Beyer, MD, FASTRO, discusses the current trends in radiation oncology, key trends ...
Precision medicine is not only a buzzword, it is a call to action to radically advance our capabilities in the era of ...
A new proton therapy center at Centre Antoine-Lacassagne (CAL) in Nice, France, will soon begin treating patients with ...
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