Suzanne Shankle, IBA product marketing specialist, explains how Dolphin helps provide better care and gives online ...
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.
The trend in breast cancer treatment these days is all about precision, with the twin goals of controlling the cancer ...
September 15, 2014 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) released its second list of five radiation ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
September 15, 2014 — The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the American Society for Radiation ...
September 15, 2014 — Patient-reported data indicates that when Manuka honey is prescribed for esophagitis pain during ...
A strong sense of purpose and high level of confidence encompasses the mindset of the American Society of Radiologic ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
Arc-based radiation therapy continues to gain ground as physicians opt for treatment options that not only are more ...
Innovation was the theme at the recent 2014 annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) ...
Kettering's oncolcogy services worked with Elekta to provide the latest radiation therapy with the Veras HD system.
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
August 15, 2014 — A team of doctors at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Ontario, Canada, have, for the first ...
AAPM President John E. Bayouth, Ph.D., discusses the impact of imaging in medical physics, as well as training that is ...
Peter G. Maxim, Ph.D., assistant professor of radiation oncology at Stanford University, discusses stereotactic ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
Paul Keall, Ph.D., FAAP, professor and NHMRC Australian Fellow at Radiation Physics Laboratory at the University of ...
Tomotherapy and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) have emerged as two popular types of intensity modulated ...
Kettering Medical Center Therapist, Sarah Macke, describes how their center improved their treatment process with safety ...
June 5, 2014 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has garnered a record-breaking total of 2,874 ...
May 29, 2014 — Accuray Inc. announced the installation of its 500th TomoTherapy system at the grand opening of Palo ...
Proton therapy is becoming more prevalent in cancer treatment as it is the most advanced form of radiation available ...
April 10, 2014 — In a presentation exploring the promise of magnetic nanoparticle (mNP) hyperthermia in breast cancer ...
The current standard of care for treatment of early stage breast cancer is mastectomy or lumpectomy followed by five to ...
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