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.

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October 18, 2012 — Accuray Inc. announced the resignation of Euan S. Thomson as president and CEO, and director of the ...

Time October 18, 2012
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Technology

LXcan is designed to be the ideal solution for QA of image display devices. It features distance and contact measurement ...

Time October 15, 2012
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Feature

Sept. 25, 2012 — The most comprehensive analysis yet of breast cancer shows that one of the most deadly subtypes is ...

Time September 25, 2012
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Feature | Helen Kuhl

The external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) market has been active in recent months, with advances in techniques, devices and ...

Time September 05, 2012
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Feature | Joost Nuyttens, M.D., Ph.D.

The preferred treatment for patients with operable lung cancer is surgical resection. However, many lung cancer patients ...

Time September 05, 2012
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Blog

We want absolutes; things we can depend on; certainties in an unfortunately uncertain world. It’s the kind of faith we ...

Time August 29, 2012
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Videos | Radiation Therapy

Dr. Gary Ezzell, president of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), talks about current trends in ...

Time August 28, 2012
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August 27, 2012 — Varian Medical Systems, a manufacturer of technology for the treatment of cancer with radiotherapy and ...

Time August 27, 2012
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August 27, 2012 — The growth rate of positron emission tomography (PET) and PET/computed tomography (CT) medical imaging ...

Time August 27, 2012
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August 23, 2012 — Varian Medical Systems is establishing an in-country subsidiary in South Korea. Varian Medical Systems ...

Time August 24, 2012
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August 21, 2012 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) officially opened its International Competence Center (ICC) in July ...

Time August 21, 2012
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Technology

August 15, 2012 — Philips Healthcare showcased its advances in radiation treatment planning and computed tomography (CT) ...

Time August 15, 2012
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News

August 6, 2012 — Brachytherapy offers an effective and relatively inexpensive method of treating internal cancers, and ...

Time August 06, 2012
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Feature | James Wallace, M.D.

Soft tissue imaging in radiation therapy planning and delivery is relatively new and has been spawned by the development ...

Time July 24, 2012
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Case Study

Each year, community cancer centers treat about 85 percent of cancer patients in the United States.1 Agnesian HealthCare ...

Time July 24, 2012
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News

July 24, 2012 — Mevion Medical Systems announced today that it has delivered the superconducting synchrocyclotron for ...

Time July 24, 2012
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News

July 23, 2012 — Accuray Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Morphormics Inc., a privately ...

Time July 23, 2012
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July 20, 2012 — On July 6, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would revise ...

Time July 20, 2012
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Feature

July 20, 2012 — The University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center, seeking to broaden its array of radiation ...

Time July 20, 2012
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Case Study

Frank Miller, M.D., medical director of magnetic resonance (MR) at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Outpatient Imaging ...

Time June 22, 2012
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