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

November 8, 2017 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) called on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

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News | Radiology Imaging

November 6, 2017 — During National Radiologic Technology Week (NRTW) every November, hospitals, healthcare centers and ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

November 6, 2017 — Nearly one-third of women with breast cancer went against their doctor’s advice and chose not to ...

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Feature | Tumor Tracking Systems | By William Hall, M.D.

Radiation planning for breast cancer relies on accurate delineation of the post-lumpectomy target volume as identified ...

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Sponsored Content | Case Study | Radiation Oncology

In establishing the new Southeast Cancer Center (Cape Girardeau, Mo.), clinic officials not only had the opportunity to ...

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Feature | Proton Therapy | By Larisa Brass, MPH

Thirty-three. Twenty-nine. Sixty-four. These are the ages of the breast cancer patients who have walked through the ...

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News | Proton Therapy

November 1, 2017 – Physicians from across the country gathered in Chicago last week to discuss the most recent advances ...

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News | Proton Therapy

November 1, 2017 — Pediatric patients with head and neck cancer can be treated with proton beam therapy (PBT) instead of ...

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News | Brachytherapy Systems, Women's Healthcare

October 31, 2017 — Cleveland Clinic researcher Chirag Shah, M.D., recently led the development of updated guidelines for ...

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News | Proton Therapy

October 30, 2017 — The National Association for Proton Therapy (NAPT) announced a number of clinical papers showing ...

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News | Molecular Imaging

October 26, 2017 — The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) announced it has received funding from the Dutch Cancer ...

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News | Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

October 25, 2017 — Varian recently announced an 80-year-old male with head and neck cancer became the first patient in ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 25, 2017 — ViewRay Inc. announced outcomes data presented during the recent 2017 Annual Meeting of the American ...

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News | Proton Therapy

October 24, 2017 — ProTom International Holding Co. announced that it has signed a contract for the purchase and ...

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Videos | Women's Health

William Hall, M.D., radiation oncologist in the Department of Radiation Oncology at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical ...

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Technology | Radiation Therapy

October 20, 2017 — Xstrahl announced that its Photoelectric Therapy System has received U.S. Food and Drug ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

October 17, 2017 — Back-to-back discoveries from Cleveland Clinic demonstrate for the first time how a testosterone ...

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News | Proton Therapy

October 17, 2017 — The Trento Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari (APSS) and IBA announced the successful ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

October 16, 2017 — Elekta and Brainlab have reconfirmed their alliance for the integrated use of the Elekta Versa HD ...

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News | Women's Health

October 11, 2017 — In 2017, invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in about 252,710 women and 2,470 men in the U.S ...

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