Frank Miller, M.D., medical director of magnetic resonance (MR) at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Outpatient Imaging ...
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.
June 11, 2012 — Mevion Medical Systems, Inc., a radiation therapy company dedicated to advancing the treatment of cancer ...
With the precision afforded by today’s radiation therapy delivery systems, treatment planning software that helps direct ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
A potential paradigm shift is gathering momentum in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer, driven by data showing ...
May 30, 2012 — ViewRay Inc., a privately held medical device company, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
May 23, 2012 — Delivering radiotherapy directly to cancer of the cervix using 3-D imaging techniques is effective at ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
May 14, 2012 — Respiratory movement during radiotherapy makes it difficult to hit the right treatment target and this ...
May 14, 2012 — Using a concentrated, highly targeted dose of radiation to the breast has equally as good results as ...
May 9, 2012 -Breast brachytherapy with a strut-based applicator appears to be an effective treatment for women who have ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
May 9, 2012 - The American Society of Breast Disease (ASBD) is concerned about misleading information in a recent study ...
April 25, 2012 – Varian Medical Systems and Siemens Healthcare today announced the signing of a strategic global ...
In arc therapy, a linear accelerator gantry moves in a continuous arc around the target while delivering radiation dose ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
March 16, 2012 – The current Guinness World Record holder for the tallest man, Sultan Kosen, won't be posting new ...
Each year, community cancer centers treat about 85% of cancer patients in the United States.1 Agnesian HealthCare Cancer ...
Radiotherapy (RT) as a way to treat cancer is growing as a field, now that its accuracy has been improving. One reason ...
February 27, 2012 — Medspira introduced at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2012 conference Breath Hold ES ...
February 23, 2012 — Accelitech LLC announced its inaugural proton therapy project. The treatment center project, now ...
February 9, 2012 — IsoRay Inc., a medical technology company with specialty in seed brachytherapy and medical ...
February 2, 2012 – Health and environmental concerns were raised after a radiation detector at a Waste Management Inc. ...
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) emerged as a new way to treat patients in the late 1990s and garnered ...
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