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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January 3, 2011 — iCAD Inc., a provider of advanced image analysis and workflow solutions for the early identification ...

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January 3, 2011 — Calypso Medical Technologies Inc., a developer of real-time localization technology used for the ...

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December 28, 2010 — While many clinicians around the world have adopted radiosurgery for the treatment of cancer ...

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December 22, 2010 – The Mammotome molecular imaging (MI) system, which is used to conduct minimally invasive, vacuum ...

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Tools to spot, diagnose and treat cancer in women were among the products highlighted by Hologic Inc. during the 2010 ...

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TomoTherapy introduced its HD radiation therapy platform at ASTRO 2010. The system allows both helical and direct fixed ...

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Radiation oncology as a profession is in a period of retrenchment due to the economic crisis. There is also a growing ...

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November 15, 2010 — A new exclusive worldwide license has been executed for patented technology for a proprietary ...

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November 15, 2010 – Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), a major university hospital in Lausanne ...

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November 15, 2010 — The Mosaiq Oncology picture archiving and communications system (PACS) has evolved to a new level ...

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November 15, 2010 — The IM-RealART Solution is one of the first real-time adaptive radiation therapy solutions that ...

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November 15, 2010 — The Vero stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) system offers dynamic tumor-tracking and advanced ...

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Launching a new cancer center can be a long process, taking several months or even years to see a return on investment ...

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November 9, 2010 – In an effort to further promote the utility of PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed ...

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November 3, 2010 – A new system cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) automates the response to organ ...

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November 2, 2010 – A new proton therapy system is entering the final phase of installation at the Siteman Cancer Center ...

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November 1, 2010 – As the world’s population continues to age, refurbished radiation therapy equipment will become more ...

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October 26, 2010 – A new radiation therapy (RT) picture archiving and communication system (PACS) has been launched in ...

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October 22, 2010 - Proton beam therapy is safe, effective and may be superior to other conventional treatments for stage ...

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October 13, 2010 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) marketing clearance for the new RAD II ...

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