April 20, 2018 — Elekta announced that it is making a strategic investment in PalabraApps LLC to advance the...
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.
This image, taken with Canon’s Aquilion One, shows a lung with metastases from bowel cancer. Image courtesy of Canon.
Feature | Lung Cancer | April 18, 2018 | Jeff Zagoudis
In recent years, low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening has emerged as a proven, effective method to detect...
Technology | Treatment Planning | April 16, 2018
April 16, 2018 — Varian announced a new version of its Velocity cancer imaging software that includes Rapidsphere, a...
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) | April 06, 2018
April 6, 2018 — Accuray Inc. and Erasmus MC announced the first patient has been successfully treated using an...
News | Proton Therapy | April 05, 2018
April 5, 2018 — Mevion Medical Systems announced the treatment of the first patient in the world on the Mevion S250i...
News | Radiation Therapy | April 05, 2018
April 5, 2018 – The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued an update to its clinical guideline for...
News | Prostate Cancer | March 27, 2018
March 27, 2018 — While there are many treatment options for men with...
News | Radiation Therapy | March 26, 2018
March 26, 2018 — Medical school students receive little formal instruction in...
News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) | March 21, 2018
March 21, 2018 — ViewRay Inc. recently announced that the company received Shonin approval from the Japanese...
News | Radiation Therapy | March 12, 2018
March 12, 2018 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) today issued a new clinical guideline for the...
MEDraysintell released a report in January revising its projection for the number of proton therapy centers worldwide by 2030 down from 1,200 to 900. The company said that more than 50 proton therapy treatment rooms would need to be opened every year from 2018 to 2030 to hit the original projection of 1,200.
Feature | Proton Therapy | March 06, 2018 | By Jeff Zagoudis
Proton therapy has experienced major growth in the last decade, but that growth seems to have slowed slightly in...
News | Treatment Planning | February 26, 2018
February 26, 2018 — The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and RaySearch Laboratories announced a new...
Technology | Treatment Planning | February 22, 2018
February 22, 2018 — U.K.-based medical imaging software provider Mirada Medical has released DLCExpert, the first...
News | Treatment Planning | February 16, 2018
February 16, 2018 — The University of South Alabama Mitchell Cancer Institute (MCI) in Mobile, Ala., has selected...
News | Radiation Therapy | February 15, 2018
February 15, 2018 — Accuray Inc. recently announced that data from a...
News | Quality Assurance (QA) | February 06, 2018
February 6, 2018 – Varian announced it has acquired privately-held Mobius Medical Systems, a...
News | Women's Health | February 01, 2018
February 1, 2018 – Injecting breast cancer with oxygen-filled microbubbles makes tumors three-times more sensitive...
News | Radiation Oncology | February 01, 2018
World Cancer Day takes place annually on Feb. 4 to raise awareness and education in the media, governments and...
