December 17, 2018 — Early-stage breast cancer patients with cancer detected in a sentinel lymph node biopsy 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.
December 10, 2018 — RaySearch has decided to develop a treatment control system, RayCommand, to act as a link between ...
Radiation therapy has become increasingly effective and safe as vendors continue to innovate technologies that benefit ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
December 4, 2018 — Mirada Medical, a leading global brand in medical imaging software, will form part of an artificial ...
Accuray's philosophy is to personalize treatments to exactly fit the patient. Senior Director of Marketing Andrew Delao ...
This is an example of how artificial intelligence (AI) can help improve patient care by pulling together patient data ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
November 21, 2018 — The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard ...
November 19, 2018 — Data from a validation study of a high-risk prostate cancer trial suggests that higher levels of ...
November 14, 2018 — Disposable device manufacturer Merit Medical Systems Inc. announced the closing of a definitive ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
Following comments today from Alex Azar, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, on an alternative payment model for ...
ITN Editor Dave Fornell took a tour of some of the most innovative technologies on display on the expo floor at the ...
Here are a few of the radiation oncology technology advancement takeaways seen at the 2018 American Society for ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
Fujifilm's first FDA-cleared computed tomography (CT) system, the FCT Embrace, at the American Society of Radiation ...
An interview with A. M. Niser Syed, M.D., medical director, radiation oncology and endocurietherapy, MemorialCare Cancer ...
This is the Siemens Magnetom Sola RT edition 1.5T MRI system optimized for radiation therapy displayed for the first ...
Aadel Chaudhuri, M.D., assistant professor of radiation oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., explains his ...
This is the GE Healthcare Discovery RF Gen 2 system displayed at the American Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology ...
November 6, 2018 – Proton therapy treatment for pediatric brain tumor patients is associated with better neurocognitive ...
Genomics can be used to assess a patient's radiosensitivity, which can be used to increase or decrease the radiation ...
Approximately 11,000 professionals attended the four-day meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ...
December 18, 2018 