IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced that the newly opened Texas Center for Proton Therapy is now treating cancer ...
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.
In a paper published in the journal Nature Communications, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine ...
Low-risk prostate cancer patients in Canada may be opting for treatment with major life-changing side-effects without ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
A prospective study of guideline-based postoperative image-guided intensity modulated radiation therapy (IG-IMRT) in ...
The unfortunate reality of living with cancer is that oftentimes, the treatment can be just as much of a burden for ...
The current state of proton therapy can be assessed fairly quickly by looking at a map: At the end of 2014, there were ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
The use of radiation therapy to treat cancer has been in existence for over a century, tracing back to the early days of ...
Elekta announced that Providence Health and Services in Renton, Wash., the nation's third largest not-for-profit health ...
Joseph Deasy, Ph.D., discusses his study on dose-volume relations for late rectal bleeding in 1,001 patients from five ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) President John Boone, Ph.D., discusses the impact of imaging in ...
July 17, 2015 - Accuray Inc. announced that studies on the clinical use of the CyberKnife System continue to demonstrate ...
July 17, 2015 - Increased radiation dose is associated with higher survival rates in men with medium- and high-risk ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
July 16, 2015 - The Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center (KF-SYSCC) has established an entirely paperless and ...
July 13, 2015 - Mirada Medical and collaborators from the University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands, will ...
July 13, 2015 - Accuray Inc. and RaySearch Laboratories AB announced they have signed a long-term collaboration ...
July 10, 2015 - Women with cervical or endometrial cancer who require treatment to the para-aortic (PA) lymph nodes can ...
July 10, 2015 - Civco Medical Solutions will showcase new patient positioning and immobilization innovations to ...
July 8, 2015 - Findings from a study in the July 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) ...
July 7, 2015 - New study findings reveal that more complications occur in patients treated with radiation therapy versus ...
July 7, 2015 - The Texas Center for Proton Therapy announced it has selected RayStation from RaySearch Laboratories as ...
November 23, 2015 