March 4, 2016 — MIM Software Inc. has recently collaborated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) ...
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.
Like with many other aspects of healthcare, technology has been the driving force behind the evolution of radiation ...
March 1, 2016 — McKesson Corp. announced that it has signed definitive agreements to purchase Vantage Oncology LLC, a ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
March 1, 2016 — Queen’s University Belfast, in partnership with the Belfast Trust, is leading the world’s first ever ...
February 29, 2016 — At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's 2016 meeting (HIMSS16), Elekta will ...
February 29, 2016 — Radiotherapy effectively damages brain tumors but the cancer cells can repair themselves in order to ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
February 29, 2016 — Metastatic prostate cancer, where better therapeutic strategies are desperately needed, appears to ...
February 26, 2016 — Head and neck cancer patients who receive induction chemotherapy (IC) rather than the standard ...
February 26, 2016 — New Venture Medical announced the release of an anti-radiation product from their research and ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
February 25, 2016 — The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) announced that the Maryland Proton Treatment ...
February 25, 2016 — While two advanced radiosurgery approaches — Gamma Knife and RapidArc — offer different strengths ...
February 24, 2016 — The addition of chemotherapy to radiation therapy (RT) improves survival rates among a subset of ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
February 19, 2016 — For most men with low-risk prostate cancer, the recommended strategy is active surveillance with ...
February 18, 2016 — Manhattan Scientifics Inc. announced its wholly-owned subsidiary Senior Scientific LLC, which is ...
February 18, 2016 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) commended the proposed investment in cancer ...
February 17, 2016 — RaySearch Laboratories AB announced that version 5 of the RayStation treatment planning system has ...
February 16, 2016 – A superconducting synchrocyclotron proton accelerator was delivered Valentine’s Day weekend to ...
After five years of almost constant lobbying efforts and numerous attempts by the U.S. House to push through a repeal of ...
February 10, 2016 — Elekta took the first place ranking in radiation therapy in KLAS's 2015 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical ...
February 10, 2016 — Cancer patients who miss two or more radiation therapy sessions have a worse outcome than fully ...
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