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.

News | Radiation Therapy

October 26, 2018 — During a recent users meeting, Varian shared details of its development work on an artificial ...

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News | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy

October 25, 2018 — Brainlab unveiled ExacTrac Dynamic at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting ...

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News | Proton Therapy

October 25, 2018 — IBA announced the first irradiation of a Spot Scanning Proton Arc (SPArc) plan at the Beaumont Health ...

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News | Brachytherapy Systems, Women's Healthcare

October 25, 2018 — iCAD Inc. announced new clinical research demonstrating positive outcomes supporting the use of the ...

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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Greg Freiherr

They are the most difficult forms of cancer to treat — glioblastoma multiforme, pancreatic and recurrent ovarian. Their ...

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Technology | Treatment Planning

October 24, 2018 — Siris Medical Inc. announced the release of its new artificial intelligence (AI) treatment decision ...

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Technology | Computed Tomography (CT)

October 23, 2018 — Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. recently introduced the FCT Embrace computed tomography (CT) ...

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News | Proton Therapy

October 23, 2018 — Varian announced its new single-room proton therapy system, ProBeam 360°, at the 2018 American ...

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Feature | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) | By Greg Freiherr

With its shorter course of treatment, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has long been preferred for patients ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 23, 2018 — Whole-brain radiotherapy can be delivered more safely to patients with brain metastases by avoiding ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

The first report of a large, international clinical trial shows that, for men who show signs of prostate cancer after ...

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News | ASTRO

Treatment of renal cell carcinoma with stereotactic radiation therapy is as safe and effective for patients with one ...

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News | ASTRO

In a 10-year study of women who received radiation therapy to treat early-stage breast cancer, those receiving fewer ...

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News | ASTRO

Adding radiation therapy or surgery to systemic therapy for stage IV lung cancer patients whose cancer has spread to a ...

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News | ASTRO

A subset of patients with low-risk breast cancer is highly unlikely to see cancer return following breast conservation ...

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News | Computed Tomography (CT)

October 19, 2018 – At the 2018 American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, Oct ...

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News | Proton Therapy

October 19, 2018 – IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) is sharing how hospitals can secure performance, investment and ...

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Videos | Interventional Radiology

Scott Schwartz, M.D., interventional radiologist and program director for IR residencies and the vascular and ...

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News | Quality Assurance (QA)

myQA Daily from IBA Dosimetry enables fast as well as high-quality daily linac QA. More measurement points allow more ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 17, 2018 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced it has entered into an agreement with Varian with the goal ...

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