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 | Proton Therapy

January 7, 2016 — MEDraysintell noticed that in 2015 global proton therapy sales orders grew to record levels at just ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

January 5, 2016 — Radiation therapy was associated with a lower risk of cancer recurrence in pancreatic cancer surgery ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

January 4, 2016 – The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauded Congress for its passage of S. 2425 to ...

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News | Radiation Oncology

A new template published by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) standardizes and streamlines the ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

Patients with prostate cancer are now being treated with minimally invasive, high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

December 29, 2015 — A rigorous evaluation of survival rates has shown that cancer patients with localized prostate ...

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News | Proton Therapy

December 28, 2015 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA) has signed a contract with TMS (Tomorrow Medical Systems Co. Ltd.) ...

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News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

December 23, 2015 — What is the connection between a family in Birmingham, Ala., and a veterinary cancer care team in ...

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Sponsored Content | Videos | Radiation Therapy

Varian offered an overview of its new technology offerings at ASTRO 2015. These include advancements in analytics ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

Cancer Targeted Technology (CTT), a privately-held Seattle-based biotechnology firm focusing on cancer diagnostics and ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

The watch-and-wait approach shows particular relevance to older women and those with additional serious health problems ...

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News | Proton Therapy

December 17, 2015 — Hitachi Ltd. announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital opened the St. Jude Red Frog ...

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News | Radiation Oncology

A new template published by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) standardizes and streamlines the ...

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News | Proton Therapy

November 7, 2015 —As the nation prepares to honor its military this Veteran’s Day, physician-scientists at Loma Linda ...

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News | Radiation Therapy

December 7, 2015 — A new brachytherapy technique using a shield that rotates in a corkscrew pattern inside a tube-shaped ...

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Technology | Tumor Tracking Systems

December 2, 2015 — Philips announced IntelliSpace Portal 8.0, the latest edition of its advanced data sharing, analytics ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

November 25, 2015 — Two studies in the November 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) ...

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News | Treatment Planning

November 24, 2015 — CERN, INFN and RaySearch Laboratories AB signed a long-term license agreement in September allowing ...

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News | Treatment Planning

November 24, 2015 — RaySearch Laboratories AB announced that The US Oncology Network has selected RayStation to be ...

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News | Treatment Planning

November 24, 2015 — RaySearch Laboratories AB and Accuray Inc. expanded on their existing relationship with a new long ...

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