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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April 8, 2010 - Lung tumors have been among the most challenging radiation therapy targets because the patient's ...

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April 7, 2010 - The lack of radiation therapy treatment African-American women receive is not responsible for the poorer ...

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April 5, 2010 - The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) will participate in a medical device security ...

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March 31, 2010 - The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), an association representing the manufacturers ...

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March 30, 2010 - Among a group of patients who should received radiation therapy according to medical guidelines, 95 ...

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March 22, 2010 - The American College of Radiology (ACR) announced today it strongly opposes the current medical imaging ...

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March 19, 2010 - To alleviate the effects of the global molybdenum shortage, a national network of 47 radiopharmacies ...

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Ground zero in the battle against breast cancer flared up when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued ...

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Radiation oncology is an important area of concentration for Imaging Technology News (ITN), as we provide coverage of ...

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March 17, 2010 - After 2015, incentive payments for meaningful use will no longer be issued, according to the proposed ...

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March 16, 2010 - The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) has re-elected American College of ...

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March 16, 2010 - Physicians took new steps toward understanding what patient type would benefit most from Yttrium-90 ...

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February 9, 2010 - The chronic side-effects of radiotherapy for early breast cancer are not any worse when treatment is ...

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Feature | Darhiana Mateo

In a short time, the field of radiation oncology has experienced an explosion in imaging data. With large volumes of ...

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February 4, 2010 - To improve the safety and quality of cancer treatment, and reduce the chances of medical errors, the ...

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January 25, 2010 - With more than 3,000 requests for medical devices to get 510(k) clearance each year, the U.S. Food ...

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January 21, 2010 - Staging the cancer, whether it has metastasized to the lymph nodes, is an important prognostic ...

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January 20, 2010 - Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Treatments for the disease have ...

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January 20, 2010 - First Coast Oncology in Jacksonville, Fla., employs a technique for whole breast irradiation that is ...

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In an exclusive interview, Imaging Technology News (ITN) spoke with Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. President and ...

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