November 15, 2010 — The Vero stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) system offers dynamic tumor-tracking and advanced ...
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.
Launching a new cancer center can be a long process, taking several months or even years to see a return on investment ...
November 9, 2010 – In an effort to further promote the utility of PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
November 3, 2010 – A new system cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) automates the response to organ ...
November 2, 2010 – A new proton therapy system is entering the final phase of installation at the Siteman Cancer Center ...
November 1, 2010 – As the world’s population continues to age, refurbished radiation therapy equipment will become more ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
October 26, 2010 – A new radiation therapy (RT) picture archiving and communication system (PACS) has been launched in ...
October 22, 2010 - Proton beam therapy is safe, effective and may be superior to other conventional treatments for stage ...
October 13, 2010 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) marketing clearance for the new RAD II ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
October 13, 2010 – The Zephyr patient transport system allows therapists to safely and accurately move brachytherapy ...
October 11, 2010 — Two new radiation therapy (RT) image and information management solutions have been launched in the ...
October 5, 2010 — Newly launched Abas (atlas-based autosegmentation) 2.0 software includes the simultaneous truth and ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
October 5, 2010 — A landmark breast cancer screening study of women 40-49 years of age, published online in Cancer, has ...
A recent development in breast radiation oncology targets specific tumor regions and delivers the necessary radiation in ...
With the uncertainties posed by government’s evolving role in healthcare plus financial difficulties owing to the ...
This article appeared as an introduction to the image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) comparison chart in the October 2010 ...
This article appeared as an introduction to the CT Simulation Comparison Chart in the October 2010 issue of Imaging ...
October 4, 2010 — A new collaboration between researchers at King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Center and ...
October 1, 2010 — A new proton therapy center will open in the suburban Chicago area later this month, slated to begin ...
September 30, 2010 — October 1, a special opening bell ceremony at the NASDAQ Stock Exchange will take place to mark the ...
November 15, 2010 