The global rise in chronic disease has significantly increased demand for diagnostic imaging procedures, and in turn ...
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.
Extracapsular extension (ECE) is a major clinical indicator for brachytherapy or external beam treatment of prostate ...
Iridium Cancer Network consists of all seven hospitals in the Antwerp region, closely collaborating regarding radiation ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
Doctors and technologists are exposed to on-the-job radiation often on a daily basis. It is critical to be aware of how ...
September 4, 2019 — LAP LLC announced its Apollo MR3T positioning laser for radiation therapy has received U.S. Food and ...
Modus QA is proud to offer the world's first MR-safe Motion QA phantom for simulation, planning and delivery ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
August 30, 2019 — Civco will display its Universal Couchtop ProForm Head & Neck Solution at the 2019 American Society ...
In a surprising move, the National Institute for Radioelements (IRE) has applied for a new license to export highly ...
Beginning with the 2019 meeting, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) will begin transforming its annual ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
August 28, 2019 — X-ray therapy systems developer Xstrahl announced the launch of the new SARRP (small animal radiation ...
August 27, 2019 — Radiation dosimetry company PTW announced plans to exhibit its full range of radiation therapy ...
August 26, 2019 — A personalized approach to cancer treatment has become more common over the last several decades, with ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
August 23, 2019 — Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany, has started using the RayStation treatment planning system ...
August 22, 2019 — As fiducial markers gain traction in parallel to rising incidences of various cancer affecting lung ...
This is a photo essay of the new radiation oncology and medical physics technologies on the expo floor and discussed in ...
There were several trends and new technologies in radiation oncology discussed at the American Association of Physicists ...
A new area for proton therapy in treatment of eye cancer, because of the ability to control the tissue penetration and ...
This is an example of the Mirada DLCExpert deep learning software that automatically identifies organs, segments and ...
This is a quick demonstration of the Varian Identify image-guided patient positioning system at the American Association ...
August 21, 2019 — Physicians at the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Clinical Cancer Center in ...
September 05, 2019 