The alliance will study the feasibility of using CRnR’s converging x-ray lens technology as an effective radiotherapy ...
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.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued a new clinical guideline for the use of stereotactic body ...
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) employs significantly higher per fraction radiation doses than conventional ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
In an article published in the June 2017 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers assert that exposure to ...
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), precision-based medicine is an emerging approach for disease ...
Up to 45 percent of all cancer patients develop brain metastases, tumors that spread to the brain from cancers located ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
May 31, 2017 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) released a statement last week strongly opposing the ...
May 30, 2017 — Patients who were implanted with the BioZorb 3-D bioabsorbable marker during their lumpectomy could be ...
May 25, 2017 —The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has published a new edition of its guidance on the application and ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
May 24, 2017 — A research team funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) has ...
May 24, 2017 — The University Medical Centre (UMC) Utrecht in the Netherlands recently treated the first patient as part ...
May 23, 2017 — IBA announced that the first patient has been treated with pencil beam scanning (PBS) technology at the ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
May 19, 2017 — Registration has opened for the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO ...
May 17, 2017 — RAD Technology Medical Systems and MidMichigan Medical Center — Alpena broke ground the end of March on a ...
May 16, 2017 — Proton International announced the successful financing of a new state-of-the-art radiation therapy ...
May 15, 2017 — Blue Earth Diagnostics announced that the Trial Steering Committee recommended further recruitment be ...
May 15, 2017 — RaySearch demonstrated a new Monte Carlo dose planning feature for proton therapy on its RayStation ...
May 12, 2017 — A new research study concluded that use of the BioZorb surgical marker appears to provide better cosmetic ...
May 11, 2017 — Accuray Inc. announced that studies on the clinical use of the CyberKnife System continue to demonstrate ...
May 9, 2017 — More than 100 radiation oncologists from across the United States took to Capitol Hill last week urging ...
June 12, 2017 