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.

Videos | AAPM

Tony Seibert, Ph.D., president of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), explained the key ...

Time August 15, 2011
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August 5, 2011 — Elekta has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nucletron, a worldwide provider of technology for ...

Time August 05, 2011
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Technology

July 25, 2011 – Civco Medical Solutions is showcasing its RFSuite radio frequency identification (RFID) tracking and ...

Time July 25, 2011
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July 25, 2011 — Join Siemens Healthcare at the joint annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in ...

Time July 25, 2011
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July 25, 2011 — Accuray Inc. announced the installation of the CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system at five academic ...

Time July 25, 2011
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July 18, 2011 — The new releases of Elekta's XiO treatment planning system and Focal contouring system (v. 4.62) will ...

Time July 25, 2011
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July 25, 2011 — At the 2011 joint meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and the Canadian ...

Time July 25, 2011
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July 22, 2011 – Varian Medical Systems announced its Aria software for electronic medical records (EMR) and clinical ...

Time July 22, 2011
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July 21, 2011 – Among the many new features of Monaco 3.0, dynamic conformal arc (DCA) therapy provides clinicians with ...

Time July 21, 2011
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July 19, 2011 – Radiation oncology experts at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James ...

Time July 19, 2011
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July 18, 2011 – Christian Medical College & Hospital (CMC) in Ludhiana, Ind., is the site of the first Elekta Compact ...

Time July 18, 2011
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July 5, 2011 — Cancer patients in Sweden have gained access to fast and efficient radiotherapy treatments with the ...

Time July 05, 2011
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May 6, 2011 – Two articles in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine make a case for maintaining current U.S ...

Time May 06, 2011
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May 3, 2011 — Cianna Medical announced that it has successfully completed a funding round totaling $12 million. The ...

Time May 03, 2011
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April 19, 2011 – A new brachytherapy applicator for treating endometrial cancer patients after a hysterectomy has been ...

Time April 19, 2011
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April 14, 2011 – The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a new brachytherapy treatment planning system ...

Time April 14, 2011
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Case Study

The Breast Imaging Department of Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) operates eight ...

Time April 13, 2011
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March 28, 2011 – Several individuals were honored with the Arizona Cancer Heroes Award on March 23, 2011 at the Ritz ...

Time March 28, 2011
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Videos | Proton Therapy

IBA introduced its new Proteus One proton treatment system during ASTRO 2010. It is about one-third the size of current ...

Time March 22, 2011
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Videos | ASTRO

At ASTRO 2010, one of the big topics was how radiation oncology as a profession is in a period of retrenchment due to ...

Time March 22, 2011
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