In March, RaySearch Laboratories AB announced that version 3.5 of RaySearch's RayStation treatment planning system had ...
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 Focused Ultrasound Foundation, Royal Philips Electronics and InSightec Ltd today announced that they are ...
Treatment of early stage breast cancer continues to evolve as researchers investigate more novel and efficient methods ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
April 2, 2013 — The Warrenville, Ill.-based CDH Proton Center, A ProCure Center, announced the installation of pencil ...
April 1, 2013 — For more than three decades various forms of robotics have been effectively applied in healthcare to ...
March 22, 2013 — A new report that breast cancer patients treated with low doses of radiation therapy have a heightened ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
As a result of routine mammography screening, approximately 1.6 million breast biopsies are performed annually to ...
February 8, 2013 — EDAP TMS SA announced the submission of its Pre-Market Approval (PMA) application to the U.S. Food ...
An innovative modification of a treatment chair used with cancer patients allows those who have problems lying down ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
January 2, 2013 — In May 2009 RaySearch Laboratories AB entered into a long-term development and licensing agreement ...
January 2, 2013 — Agfa HealthCare demonstrated its new Impax Radiation Exposure Monitoring (REM) solution at the 2012 ...
Varian introduced the Edge radiosurgery Suite during ASTRO 2012. The system features real-time tumor tracking and a six ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
At ASTRO 2012, Ray Search Americas demonstrated the latest features for its radiation therapy treatment planning system.
The eTRAX electromagnetic needle tip tracking system is now available in 18 gauge, offering improved image-guided ...
November 8, 2012 — At the 2012 annual meeting of the American Society for Radiology Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston, Siemens ...
Oct. 29, 2012 - At the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO, Boston, Mass.), Elekta ...
November 2, 2012 — Varian Medical Systems has launched a portfolio of oncology-specific information technology (IT) ...
October 31, 2012 — Sildenafil citrate (SC), a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, administered before, during and after ...
October 30, 2012 — MIM Software Inc. announced the availability of MIM 5.6 at the American Society for Radiation ...
The ability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to create exquisite images of the body’s soft tissues – and the tumors ...
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