March 16, 2012 – The current Guinness World Record holder for the tallest man, Sultan Kosen, won't be posting new ...
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.
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 ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
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 ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
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 ...
Study findings presented during the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) in December, stating that brachytherapy ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
December 16, 2011 – MIM Software Inc. said Mobile MIM received its second U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) ...
At 59, George LaVie (not his real name) faced an uncertain future. Based on rising PSA levels (prostate-specific antigen ...
As radiation treatments have advanced in complexity, treatment facilities such as the Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
December 12, 2011 — Revenue Cycle Inc. has again been named the official billing/coding consultant to the American ...
Five leading cancer institutions are taking part in the first multi-institutional Phase II study of hypofractionated ...
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is an investigational radiotherapy modality for the treatment of localized ...
Michael L. Steinberg, M.D., incoming president of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), presents ...
The 3-D Imaging C-Arm Table from Biodex Medical Systems is designed specifically for brachytherapy seed implantation ...
IBA ProteusONE offers uncompromised treatment solutions enabling physicians to leverage the clinical effectiveness of ...
October 12, 2011 — GE Healthcare showcased a number of new radiation oncology tools at the 53rd annual American Society ...
October 10, 2011 — Varian Medical Systems is introducing a new PremierAssurance program that offers cancer treatment ...
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