Tony Seibert, Ph.D., president of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), explained the key ...
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.
August 5, 2011 — Elekta has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nucletron, a worldwide provider of technology for ...
July 25, 2011 – Civco Medical Solutions is showcasing its RFSuite radio frequency identification (RFID) tracking and ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
July 25, 2011 — Join Siemens Healthcare at the joint annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in ...
July 25, 2011 — Accuray Inc. announced the installation of the CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system at five academic ...
July 18, 2011 — The new releases of Elekta's XiO treatment planning system and Focal contouring system (v. 4.62) will ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
July 25, 2011 — At the 2011 joint meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and the Canadian ...
July 22, 2011 – Varian Medical Systems announced its Aria software for electronic medical records (EMR) and clinical ...
July 21, 2011 – Among the many new features of Monaco 3.0, dynamic conformal arc (DCA) therapy provides clinicians with ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
July 19, 2011 – Radiation oncology experts at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James ...
July 18, 2011 – Christian Medical College & Hospital (CMC) in Ludhiana, Ind., is the site of the first Elekta Compact ...
July 5, 2011 — Cancer patients in Sweden have gained access to fast and efficient radiotherapy treatments with the ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
May 6, 2011 – Two articles in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine make a case for maintaining current U.S ...
May 3, 2011 — Cianna Medical announced that it has successfully completed a funding round totaling $12 million. The ...
April 19, 2011 – A new brachytherapy applicator for treating endometrial cancer patients after a hysterectomy has been ...
April 14, 2011 – The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a new brachytherapy treatment planning system ...
The Breast Imaging Department of Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) operates eight ...
March 28, 2011 – Several individuals were honored with the Arizona Cancer Heroes Award on March 23, 2011 at the Ritz ...
IBA introduced its new Proteus One proton treatment system during ASTRO 2010. It is about one-third the size of current ...
At ASTRO 2010, one of the big topics was how radiation oncology as a profession is in a period of retrenchment due to ...
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