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.

Sponsored Content | Case Study | Proton Therapy

A new proton therapy center at Centre Antoine-Lacassagne (CAL) in Nice, France, will soon begin treating patients with ...

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Feature | Proton Therapy | By Jeff Zagoudis

The global proton therapy market hit a major milestone in 2015, eclipsing the billion-dollar mark for sales orders and ...

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Sponsored Content | Case Study | Radiation Oncology

Erlanger Health Systems in Chattanooga, Tenn., purchased a CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System in December 2010 to ...

Time September 07, 2016
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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Dave Fornell

Cardio-oncology is an emerging field that combines the expertise of both cardiology and oncology to assess and treat ...

Time September 07, 2016
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News | Radiation Therapy

September 7, 2016 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) announced the press program for its 58th Annual ...

Time September 07, 2016
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News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

September 7, 2016 — Blue Earth Diagnostics announced that the first post-U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

Time September 07, 2016
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News | Proton Therapy

September 6, 2016 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) and RaySearch Laboratories have entered into a long-term strategic ...

Time September 06, 2016
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News | Radiation Therapy

August 30, 2016 — A recently published study identifies two key research findings regarding breast cancer treatment ...

Time August 30, 2016
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News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy

August 26, 2016 — Treatment with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided focused ultrasound significantly improves ...

Time August 26, 2016
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News | Treatment Planning

August 26, 2016 — The latest version of Elekta’s Monaco treatment planning software was recently highlighted in multiple ...

Time August 26, 2016
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Sponsored Content | Whitepapers

Respiratory motion presents a number of challenges in the delivery of radiotherapy to certain thoracic or abdominal ...

Time August 26, 2016
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News | Radiation Therapy

August 23, 2016 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced the first worldwide clinical implementation of its newly ...

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News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

August 23, 2016 — A novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method that detects low levels of zinc ion can help ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

August 19, 2016 — Early-stage breast cancer patients receiving a shorter course of whole breast radiation with higher ...

Time August 19, 2016
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News | Proton Therapy

August 18, 2016 — Hitachi Asia Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. announced that Hitachi Asia has received an order for a proton beam ...

Time August 18, 2016
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Technology | Proton Therapy

August 18, 2016 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA) has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

August 16, 2016 — High-risk prostate cancer patients treated at hospitals with a high proportion of administered radical ...

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Videos | Quality Assurance (QA)

Patient QA Efficiency with Dolphin presented at AAPM 2016 IBA booth. Dolphin Online Ready is released and in clinical ...

Time August 15, 2016
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Videos | Radiation Oncology

AAPM President Bruce Curran, MEng, FAAPM, FACMP, FACR, discusses the key topics at the 2016 meeting of the American ...

Time August 12, 2016
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News | Radiation Therapy

August 10, 2016 — Accuray Inc. announced that it has CE marked its Radixact Treatment Delivery System, Accuray Precision ...

Time August 10, 2016
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