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.

Siemens AG is continuing to rigorously execute its Vision 2020+ strategy and therefore expressly welcomes Siemens Healthineers AG’s acquisition of a 100 percent stake in Varian Medical Systems, Inc., a U.S. company active in the area of cancer research and therapy.
News | Radiology Business
Siemens Healthineers Set to Acquire Varian in $16.4B Deal

August 3, 2020 — Siemens AG is continuing to rigorously execute its Vision 2020+ strategy and therefore expressly ...

Time August 03, 2020
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JAMA Oncol. Published online July 30, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.2783
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Outcomes in Radiotherapy-treated Patients with Cancer During COVID-19

July 31, 2020 — An article published in JAMA Oncology addresses the delivery of radiotherapy in 209 patients with cancer ...

Time July 31, 2020
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Clarity Pharmaceuticals, a radiopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of serious disease, and ImaginAb, Inc., a company that harnesses the specificity of monoclonal antibodies, have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop new targeted theranostic (diagnostic and therapy) products for a broad range of cancer types.
News | Radiation Oncology
Clarity Pharmaceuticals and ImaginAb Collaborate on New Cancer Targets

July 29, 2020 — Clarity Pharmaceuticals, a radiopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of serious disease, and ...

Time July 29, 2020
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It has been estimated that the overwhelming focus on COVID-19 could cause up to 35,000 excess cancer deaths in the UK during the next 12 months, and  Zegami, the Oxford University data visualization spin-out which has worked on several projects focused on the detection, diagnosis, or management of cancer, is calling for greater use of technology to speed up the process of diagnosis and treatment.
News | Radiation Oncology
Better Use of Technology Needed to Address Coronavirus-fueled Backlog in Cancer Diagnosis

July 29, 2020 — It has been estimated that the overwhelming focus on COVID-19 could cause up to 35,000 excess cancer ...

Time July 29, 2020
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In I-131 cancer therapy, decay events damage sensitive DNA within a tumor cell nucleus, causing catastrophic single and double strand breaks. Clinical use of antibody-delivered Auger emitters could open a window for the targeted destruction of extracellular COVID-19 virions, decreasing the viral load during active infection and potentially easing the disease burden for a patient. View all figures from this study. http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/early/2020/07/16/jnumed.120.249748.full.pdf+html
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Dave Fornell, Editor
Radiation Therapy Might be a Treatment Option for COVID-19

July 22, 2020 — One of the first studies has been published that looks at the use of radiation therapy to help treat ...

Time July 22, 2020
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 A Ludwig Cancer Research study has dissected how radiotherapy alters the behavior of immune cells known as macrophages found in glioblastoma (GBM) tumors and shown how these cells might be reprogrammed with an existing drug to suppress the invariable recurrence of the aggressive brain cancer.
News | Radiation Therapy
Study Finds Reprogramming of Immune Cells Enhances Effects of Radiotherapy in Preclinical Models of Brain Cancer

July 22, 2020 — A Ludwig Cancer Research study has dissected how radiotherapy alters the behavior of immune cells known ...

Time July 22, 2020
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World's largest radiation oncology meeting will offer full conference on interactive platform October 25-28, 2020
News | ASTRO
ASTRO to Host Virtual Annual Meeting in October

July 9, 2020 — Registration opens today for the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) 62nd Annual Meeting ...

Time July 09, 2020
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At the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2019 meeting, new artificial intelligence (AI) software to assist with radiotherapy treatment planning systems was highlighted. The goal of the AI-based systems is to save staff time, while still allowing clinicians to do the final patient review. 
Feature | Treatment Planning | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Treatment Planning

At the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2019 meeting, new artificial intelligence (AI) software to ...

Time July 08, 2020
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Radiotherapy has been used to treat cancers for more than a century and continues to be utilized in cancer treatment plans today. Since the introduction of radiotherapy, clinicians have been working tirelessly to further refine treatments to better target cancer.
Feature | Radiation Therapy | By Yves Archambault
Adaptive Therapy Today

Everything has room for improvement, right? Right. When it comes to cancer care, it is no different. Researchers, drug ...

Time July 06, 2020
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Proton therapy has evolved, and future predictions include smaller systems, more sophisticated proton dosimetry and devices that manipulate the proton beam
Feature | Proton Therapy | By Minesh Mehta, M.D.
Proton Therapy Predictions for the Next Decade

The field of proton therapy is continuing to see explosive growth. In the past decade alone, technological advances have ...

Time July 06, 2020
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Advanced Radiation Therapy has completed the first AccuBoost Digital installation at Rhode Island Hospital (RIH). This state-of-the-art platform leverages the superior resolution of digital mammography in the delivery of breast radiation therapy.
News | Breast Imaging
First AccuBoost Digital Installation for Radiation Treatment of Breast Cancer

July 6, 2020 — Advanced Radiation Therapy has completed the first AccuBoost Digital installation at Rhode Island ...

Time July 06, 2020
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 Accuray Incorporated announced the company has launched the CyberKnife S7 System, an innovative device combining speed, advanced precision and real-time artificial intelligence (AI)-driven motion tracking and synchronization treatment delivery for all stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) treatments — in as little as 15 minutes.
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
Accuray Launches New CyberKnife S7 System

June 26, 2020 — Accuray Incorporated announced the company has launched the CyberKnife S7 System, an innovative device ...

Time June 26, 2020
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Neurosurgeon Jason Sheehan, M.D., Ph.D., of UVA Health, is pioneering the use of focused ultrasound to treat glioblastoma, the deadliest brain tumor. Image courtesy of UVA Health
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy
Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise Against Deadliest Brain Tumor

June 23, 2020 — An innovative use of focused ultrasound being pioneered at the University of Virginia School of Medicine ...

Time June 23, 2020
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Mevion Medical Systems and Orfit Industries announced that the Aerial Couch Top is validated for use on the Mevion S250 Series Proton Therapy Systems.
News | Proton Therapy
Orfit Aerial Couch Top for Proton Therapy Validated by Mevion Medical Systems

June 22, 2020 — Mevion Medical Systems and Orfit Industries announced that the Aerial Couch Top is validated for use on ...

Time June 22, 2020
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News | Proton Therapy
RayStation TPS Release Provides Advances for Proton PBS Monte Carlo with GPU

June 17, 2020 — RaySearch Laboratories AB launched the latest release of its widely adopted treatment planning system ...

Time June 16, 2020
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A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides recommendations for radiation therapy to treat patients with nonmetastatic cervical cancer.
News | Radiation Therapy
ASTRO Issues First Clinical Guideline on Radiation Therapy for Cervical Cancer

June 10, 2020 — A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides ...

Time June 10, 2020
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Vacancy rates for radiation therapists rose substantially since 2018, according to a survey performed this year by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists. Researchers noted, however, the survey data was collected before the COVID-19 pandemic began affecting the surveyed clinical settings.
News | Radiation Therapy
ASRT Survey Assesses Radiation Therapy Staffing Rates

June 5, 2020 — Vacancy rates for radiation therapists rose substantially since 2018, according to a survey performed ...

Time June 05, 2020
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RaySearch Laboratories AB and Varian Medical Systems have entered into an interoperability agreement that will allow the RayCare oncology information system to connect to Varian TrueBeam linear accelerators
News | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS)
RaySearch Enters Into Interoperability Agreement with Varian

June 1, 2020 — RaySearch Laboratories AB and Varian Medical Systems have entered into an interoperability agreement that ...

Time June 01, 2020
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MERCK and RefleXion Medical announced a collaboration to evaluate KETRUDA (immunotherapy) with biology-guided radiotherapy - BgRT -  a new radiation machine developed to treat all stages of cancer.
News | Radiation Therapy
RefleXion Announces Clinical Collaboration to Evaluate Biology-guided Radiotherapy

June 1, 2020 — RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) for ...

Time June 01, 2020
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Technology becomes a state-of-the-art tool when it gets exposed to a structure that constantly tests it and allows it to evolve.
Feature | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS) | By Reshu Gupta
Oncology Information Systems: How Promising is the Future?

In the history of medicine, researchers have found cures for many diseases, but cancer has been elusive. The earliest ...

Time May 27, 2020
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