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.

Technology | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy

September 4, 2019 — LAP LLC announced its Apollo MR3T positioning laser for radiation therapy has received U.S. Food and ...

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Sponsored Content | Videos | Quality Assurance (QA)

Modus QA is proud to offer the world's first MR-safe Motion QA phantom for simulation, planning and delivery ...

Time September 04, 2019
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News | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy

August 30, 2019 — Civco will display its Universal Couchtop ProForm Head & Neck Solution at the 2019 American Society ...

Time August 30, 2019
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Feature | Nuclear Imaging | Dave Fornell, Editor

In a surprising move, the National Institute for Radioelements (IRE) has applied for a new license to export highly ...

Time August 30, 2019
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Feature | ASTRO | By Greg Freiherr

Beginning with the 2019 meeting, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) will begin transforming its annual ...

Time August 30, 2019
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News | Radiation Therapy

August 28, 2019 — X-ray therapy systems developer Xstrahl announced the launch of the new SARRP (small animal radiation ...

Time August 28, 2019
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News | Radiation Therapy

August 27, 2019 — Radiation dosimetry company PTW announced plans to exhibit its full range of radiation therapy ...

Time August 27, 2019
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News | Radiation Therapy

August 26, 2019 — A personalized approach to cancer treatment has become more common over the last several decades, with ...

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News | Treatment Planning

August 23, 2019 — Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany, has started using the RayStation treatment planning system ...

Time August 23, 2019
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News | Radiation Therapy

August 22, 2019 — As fiducial markers gain traction in parallel to rising incidences of various cancer affecting lung ...

Time August 22, 2019
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Feature | AAPM | Dave Fornell, Editor

There were several trends and new technologies in radiation oncology discussed at the American Association of Physicists ...

Time August 21, 2019
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Videos | Proton Therapy

A new area for proton therapy in treatment of eye cancer, because of the ability to control the tissue penetration and ...

Time August 21, 2019
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Videos | Treatment Planning

This is an example of the Mirada DLCExpert deep learning software that automatically identifies organs, segments and ...

Time August 21, 2019
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Videos | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy

This is a quick demonstration of the Varian Identify image-guided patient positioning system at the American Association ...

Time August 21, 2019
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News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

August 21, 2019 — Physicians at the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Clinical Cancer Center in ...

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Videos | Treatment Planning

This is a lung cancer tumor radiotherapy treatment plan for the Accuray CyberKnife system demonstrated at the American ...

Time August 21, 2019
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Videos | Computed Tomography (CT)

This is a quick walk around of a mobile 32-slice computed tomography (CT) scanner used for surgery, brachytherapy and ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

August 20, 2019 — According to the American Cancer Society, approximately one in nine men will be diagnosed with ...

Time August 20, 2019
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News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

August 19, 2019 — ViewRay Inc. announced the acceptance of publication by the International Journal of Radiation ...

Time August 19, 2019
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