A new proton therapy center at Centre Antoine-Lacassagne (CAL) in Nice, France, will soon begin treating patients with ...
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 global proton therapy market hit a major milestone in 2015, eclipsing the billion-dollar mark for sales orders and ...
Erlanger Health Systems in Chattanooga, Tenn., purchased a CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System in December 2010 to ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
Cardio-oncology is an emerging field that combines the expertise of both cardiology and oncology to assess and treat ...
September 7, 2016 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) announced the press program for its 58th Annual ...
September 7, 2016 — Blue Earth Diagnostics announced that the first post-U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
September 6, 2016 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) and RaySearch Laboratories have entered into a long-term strategic ...
August 30, 2016 — A recently published study identifies two key research findings regarding breast cancer treatment ...
August 26, 2016 — Treatment with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided focused ultrasound significantly improves ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
August 26, 2016 — The latest version of Elekta’s Monaco treatment planning software was recently highlighted in multiple ...
Respiratory motion presents a number of challenges in the delivery of radiotherapy to certain thoracic or abdominal ...
August 23, 2016 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced the first worldwide clinical implementation of its newly ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
August 23, 2016 — A novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method that detects low levels of zinc ion can help ...
August 19, 2016 — Early-stage breast cancer patients receiving a shorter course of whole breast radiation with higher ...
August 18, 2016 — Hitachi Asia Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. announced that Hitachi Asia has received an order for a proton beam ...
August 18, 2016 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA) has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its ...
August 16, 2016 — High-risk prostate cancer patients treated at hospitals with a high proportion of administered radical ...
Patient QA Efficiency with Dolphin presented at AAPM 2016 IBA booth. Dolphin Online Ready is released and in clinical ...
AAPM President Bruce Curran, MEng, FAAPM, FACMP, FACR, discusses the key topics at the 2016 meeting of the American ...
August 10, 2016 — Accuray Inc. announced that it has CE marked its Radixact Treatment Delivery System, Accuray Precision ...
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