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.

Feature | Proton Therapy | By Jeff Zagoudis

The global proton therapy market hit a major milestone in 2015, eclipsing the billion-dollar mark for sales orders and ...

Time September 07, 2016
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Sponsored Content | Case Study | Radiation Oncology

Erlanger Health Systems in Chattanooga, Tenn., purchased a CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System in December 2010 to ...

Time September 07, 2016
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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Dave Fornell

Cardio-oncology is an emerging field that combines the expertise of both cardiology and oncology to assess and treat ...

Time September 07, 2016
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Sponsored Content | Whitepapers

Respiratory motion presents a number of challenges in the delivery of radiotherapy to certain thoracic or abdominal ...

Time August 26, 2016
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Technology | Proton Therapy

August 18, 2016 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA) has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its ...

Time August 18, 2016
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Videos | Radiation Oncology

AAPM President Bruce Curran, MEng, FAAPM, FACMP, FACR, discusses the key topics at the 2016 meeting of the American ...

Time August 12, 2016
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Feature | Treatment Planning | Melinda Taschetta-Millane

Treatment planning systems are at the heart of radiation therapy (RT) and the key to improved patient outcomes. Once ...

Time July 06, 2016
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Feature | Radiation Oncology | Jeff Zagoudis

As radiation therapy continues to evolve, new techniques and technologies are largely focused on maximizing the dose to ...

Time June 01, 2016
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Feature | Proton Therapy | Dave Fornell

As proton therapy becomes more widely available, imaging for the development of proton treatment plans will become more ...

Time April 05, 2016
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Feature | Radiation Therapy | Jeff Zagoudis

Like with many other aspects of healthcare, technology has been the driving force behind the evolution of radiation ...

Time March 02, 2016
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News | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS)

February 29, 2016 — At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's 2016 meeting (HIMSS16), Elekta will ...

Time February 29, 2016
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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Rachael Bennett, R.T.(R)(T)

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2015 annual meeting drew a crowd of more than 11,000 attendees. This ...

Time February 03, 2016
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Feature | Radiation Oncology | Jeff Zagoudis

Computed tomography (CT) has long been the gold standard for image acquisition during radiation therapy treatment ...

Time February 03, 2016
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News | Radiation Oncology

A new template published by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) standardizes and streamlines the ...

Time December 30, 2015
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Sponsored Content | Videos | Radiation Therapy

Varian offered an overview of its new technology offerings at ASTRO 2015. These include advancements in analytics ...

Time December 21, 2015
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News | Radiation Oncology

A new template published by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) standardizes and streamlines the ...

Time December 09, 2015
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News | Computed Radiography (CR)

CIRS ATOM phantoms are a full line of anthropomorphic, cross sectional dosimetry phantoms designed to investigate organ ...

Time November 23, 2015
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News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Samsung NeuroLogica Corporation, the healthcare subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and a leading provider of ...

Time November 23, 2015
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News | Prostate Cancer

Now, for the first time, UCLA researchers have described cost across an entire care process for low-risk prostate cancer ...

Time November 23, 2015
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News | Radiation Oncology

RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ) announced today that The US Oncology Network, one of America’s largest networks of ...

Time November 23, 2015
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