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.

News | Radiation Oncology

IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced that the newly opened Texas Center for Proton Therapy is now treating cancer ...

Time November 23, 2015
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News | Radiation Oncology

In a paper published in the journal Nature Communications, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine ...

Time November 23, 2015
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News | Radiation Oncology

Low-risk prostate cancer patients in Canada may be opting for treatment with major life-changing side-effects without ...

Time November 23, 2015
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Feature | Radiation Oncology

A prospective study of guideline-based postoperative image-guided intensity modulated radiation therapy (IG-IMRT) in ...

Time November 11, 2015
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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Jeff Zagoudis

The unfortunate reality of living with cancer is that oftentimes, the treatment can be just as much of a burden for ...

Time October 09, 2015
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Feature | Proton Therapy | Jeff Zagoudis

The current state of proton therapy can be assessed fairly quickly by looking at a map: At the end of 2014, there were ...

Time September 09, 2015
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Feature | Radiation Therapy | Melinda Taschetta-Millane

The use of radiation therapy to treat cancer has been in existence for over a century, tracing back to the early days of ...

Time September 09, 2015
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News | Radiation Oncology

Elekta announced that Providence Health and Services in Renton, Wash., the nation's third largest not-for-profit health ...

Time August 27, 2015
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Videos | Radiation Oncology

Joseph Deasy, Ph.D., discusses his study on dose-volume relations for late rectal bleeding in 1,001 patients from five ...

Time July 31, 2015
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Videos | Radiation Oncology

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) President John Boone, Ph.D., discusses the impact of imaging in ...

Time July 28, 2015
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News | Radiation Oncology

July 17, 2015 - Accuray Inc. announced that studies on the clinical use of the CyberKnife System continue to demonstrate ...

Time July 17, 2015
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Feature | Radiation Oncology

July 17, 2015 - Increased radiation dose is associated with higher survival rates in men with medium- and high-risk ...

Time July 17, 2015
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News | Radiation Oncology

July 16, 2015 - The Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center (KF-SYSCC) has established an entirely paperless and ...

Time July 16, 2015
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News | Radiation Oncology

July 13, 2015 - Mirada Medical and collaborators from the University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands, will ...

Time July 13, 2015
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News | Radiation Oncology

July 13, 2015 - Accuray Inc. and RaySearch Laboratories AB announced they have signed a long-term collaboration ...

Time July 13, 2015
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Feature | Radiation Oncology

July 10, 2015 - Women with cervical or endometrial cancer who require treatment to the para-aortic (PA) lymph nodes can ...

Time July 10, 2015
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Technology | Radiation Oncology

July 10, 2015 - Civco Medical Solutions will showcase new patient positioning and immobilization innovations to ...

Time July 10, 2015
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News | Radiation Oncology

July 8, 2015 - Findings from a study in the July 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) ...

Time July 08, 2015
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Feature | Radiation Oncology

July 7, 2015 - New study findings reveal that more complications occur in patients treated with radiation therapy versus ...

Time July 07, 2015
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News | Radiation Oncology

July 7, 2015 - The Texas Center for Proton Therapy announced it has selected RayStation from RaySearch Laboratories as ...

Time July 07, 2015
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