Precision medicine is not only a buzzword, it is a call to action to radically advance our capabilities in the era of ...
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.
A new proton therapy center at Centre Antoine-Lacassagne (CAL) in Nice, France, will soon begin treating patients with ...
The global proton therapy market hit a major milestone in 2015, eclipsing the billion-dollar mark for sales orders and ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
Erlanger Health Systems in Chattanooga, Tenn., purchased a CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System in December 2010 to ...
Cardio-oncology is an emerging field that combines the expertise of both cardiology and oncology to assess and treat ...
Respiratory motion presents a number of challenges in the delivery of radiotherapy to certain thoracic or abdominal ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
August 18, 2016 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA) has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its ...
AAPM President Bruce Curran, MEng, FAAPM, FACMP, FACR, discusses the key topics at the 2016 meeting of the American ...
Treatment planning systems are at the heart of radiation therapy (RT) and the key to improved patient outcomes. Once ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
As radiation therapy continues to evolve, new techniques and technologies are largely focused on maximizing the dose to ...
As proton therapy becomes more widely available, imaging for the development of proton treatment plans will become more ...
Like with many other aspects of healthcare, technology has been the driving force behind the evolution of radiation ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
February 29, 2016 — At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's 2016 meeting (HIMSS16), Elekta will ...
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2015 annual meeting drew a crowd of more than 11,000 attendees. This ...
Computed tomography (CT) has long been the gold standard for image acquisition during radiation therapy treatment ...
A new template published by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) standardizes and streamlines the ...
Varian offered an overview of its new technology offerings at ASTRO 2015. These include advancements in analytics ...
A new template published by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) standardizes and streamlines the ...
CIRS ATOM phantoms are a full line of anthropomorphic, cross sectional dosimetry phantoms designed to investigate organ ...
Samsung NeuroLogica Corporation, the healthcare subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and a leading provider of ...
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