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.

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American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) President Mike Herman, Ph.D., radiation oncology medical physicist ...

Time March 22, 2011
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Lung cancer is the most common form of cancer found today. There are two primary types - small cell and nonsmall cell ...

Time March 18, 2011
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Adding radiation and/or tamoxifen therapy to the treatment plan of women who undergo a lumpectomy for ductal carcinoma ...

Time March 15, 2011
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March 14, 2011 – Two of the most advanced tools for precise radiotherapy-based treatment are now under one roof in ...

Time March 14, 2011
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March 14, 2011 – The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) in Madison, Wis., will soon become one of the ...

Time March 14, 2011
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March 11, 2011 - The prospect of increasing radiation therapy treatment speed using dynamic, arc-based radiation therapy ...

Time March 11, 2011
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March 10, 2011 – The CDH Proton Center in suburban Chicago can now treat a wider variety of cancer tumors with the ...

Time March 10, 2011
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March 8, 2011 – The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) are ...

Time March 08, 2011
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March 8, 2011 – During treatment planning, standard-bore computed tomography (CT) systems often constrain patient ...

Time March 08, 2011
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March 8, 2011 – Varian Medical Systems and ScandiDos have signed a nonexclusive distributor agreement. The agreement ...

Time March 08, 2011
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March 8, 2011 – RaySearch Laboratories has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Princess Margaret Hospital ...

Time March 08, 2011
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February 25, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) marketing clearance for new ...

Time February 25, 2011
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During ASTRO 2010, Nucletron highlighted improvements in its new Oncentra 4.0 treatment planning software and Flexitron ...

Time February 22, 2011
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February 7, 2011 – Elekta's vendor-neutral Mosaiq Oncology Information System (OIS) has earned the No. 1 ranking in the ...

Time February 07, 2011
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DynaCAD for prostate and DynaTRIM, both part of Invivo’s Prostate Clinical Solution, give physicians the tools to ...

Time January 31, 2011
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January 27, 2011 – The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is continuing its commitment to Target Safely, a ...

Time January 27, 2011
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January 20, 2011 – Researchers say radiofrequency fields can successfully treat pancreatic tumors, which kill more than ...

Time January 19, 2011
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January 19, 2011 – GE Healthcare and Veran announced a strategic supplier agreement this week in which GE became the ...

Time January 19, 2011
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January 14, 2011 – Five-year outcomes on low-risk prostate cancer patients who were treated with a robotic radiosurgery ...

Time January 14, 2011
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January 3, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to market a new component of ...

Time January 03, 2011
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