June 13, 2013 — Use of the newer intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and use of the older conformal radiotherapy ...
Radiation Therapy
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.
Radiation oncology research received 197 grants, totaling only 1.6 percent ($85.5 million) of the $5.4 billion in cancer ...
June 7, 2013 — Accuray Incorporated announced the first patient has been treated with its new TomoHDA System at Centre ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
June 5, 2013 — Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) currently has openings in eight clinical trials for patients ...
June 3, 2013 — Mevion Medical Systems has delivered the superconducting synchrocyclotron accelerator for its Mevion S250 ...
May 31, 2013 — Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has become the most commonly used type of radiation in ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
May 28, 2013 — Sensus Healthcare has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat ...
May 21, 2013 — Unavoidable damage caused to the heart and lungs by radiotherapy treatment of tumors in the chest region ...
May 17, 2013 — New hope for cancer patients is building in North Texas as construction begins on the $105 million Texas ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
May 16, 2013— The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Urological Association (AUA) have ...
May 16, 2013 — Elekta and Royal Philips Electronics announced that Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Toronto, Canada) ...
C.R. Bard Inc. has agreed to pay the federal government $48.2 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleges its ...
The Radiation Oncology department at Missouri’s Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph treats 50-60 patients per day and ...
In March, RaySearch Laboratories AB announced that version 3.5 of RaySearch's RayStation treatment planning system had ...
Giving palliative radiotherapy to elderly patients with painful bone metastases can significantly improve their quality ...
The Remote Mobile Anesthesia System, initially developed for use in proton treatment centers but useful in any medical ...
May 2, 2013 — Elekta and Royal Philips Electronics announced that the Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van ...
April 30, 2013 — Better outcomes can be achieved for prostate cancer patients by using brachytherapy, a highly targeted ...
April 30, 2013 — Breast brachytherapy with a strut-based applicator demonstrated low recurrence rates and minimal ...
April 29, 2013 — Accuray has voluntarily implemented a recall of two separate components from its CyberKnife product ...
April 26, 2012 — GE Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance and CE marking of its magnetic resonance (MR) solution for ...
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