January 27, 2011 – The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is continuing its commitment to Target Safely, a ...
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.
January 20, 2011 – Researchers say radiofrequency fields can successfully treat pancreatic tumors, which kill more than ...
January 14, 2011 – Five-year outcomes on low-risk prostate cancer patients who were treated with a robotic radiosurgery ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
Siemens CT Vision image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) system combines a Siemens linac and a computed tomography (CT) ...
January 3, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to market a new component of ...
January 3, 2011 — Calypso Medical Technologies Inc., a developer of real-time localization technology used for the ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
January 3, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) clearance for software used for planning ...
December 28, 2010 — While many clinicians around the world have adopted radiosurgery for the treatment of cancer ...
December 20, 2010 – A new shielding solution is now available that is designed to fit around a radiation therapy system ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
December 3, 2010 – A new patient safety E-Lert from the ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO) highlights ...
Acceletronics offers service, spare parts and used/refurbished equipment for the radiation therapy market. At ASTRO 2010 ...
TomoTherapy introduced its HD radiation therapy platform at ASTRO 2010. The system allows both helical and direct fixed ...
The Radiation Oncology department at Missouri’s Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph treats 50-60 patients per day and ...
IBA introduced its new Proteus One proton treatment system during ASTRO 2010. It is about one-third the size of current ...
Radiation oncology as a profession is in a period of retrenchment due to the economic crisis. There is also a growing ...
November 15, 2010 — A new exclusive worldwide license has been executed for patented technology for a proprietary ...
November 15, 2010 – Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), a major university hospital in Lausanne ...
November 15, 2010 — The IM-RealART Solution is one of the first real-time adaptive radiation therapy solutions that ...
November 15, 2010 — The Vero stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) system offers dynamic tumor-tracking and advanced ...
Launching a new cancer center can be a long process, taking several months or even years to see a return on investment ...
November 9, 2010 — A $244,479 grant has been awarded for a breast cancer research project as part of the U.S. government ...
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