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.

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January 29, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems, Inc. announced today that it has successfully completed the $30 million ...

Time January 28, 2007
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GE Healthcare today released the results of Omega Management Group’s 3rd quarter survey of GE customers - a survey ...

Time December 13, 2006
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Breast cancer rates in the United States dropped dramatically in 2003, and experts attribute the sudden decline to the ...

Time December 13, 2006
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Trust for America's Health (TFAH) today released the fourth annual "Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from ...

Time December 13, 2006
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For the first time, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network has included hyperthermia therapy and radiation as ...

Time December 13, 2006
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Doctors have long encouraged older men with early-stage, low-risk prostate cancer to skip treatment until tests showed ...

Time December 12, 2006
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The Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion provides a radiosurgical platform for refinement and expansion of procedures in the ...

Time December 03, 2006
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ECRI (www.ecri.org), an independent, nonprofit health services research agency, recently published an evaluation of six ...

Time October 31, 2006
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TomoTherapy announced today that it has installed its 100th Hi-Art System in Stratton VA Medical Center, as part of ...

Time October 30, 2006
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Initia’s RT announced today that it will introduce at the upcoming ASTRO TrackBeam, a new device that uses collimator- ...

Time October 25, 2006
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The Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion provides a radiosurgical platform for refinement and expansion of procedures in the ...

Time October 13, 2006
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The Sinmed Mastercouch consists of a base that replaces most existing treatment couches. The base is then extended with ...

Time October 13, 2006
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Kodak will show enhancements to a dosimetry package for the 2000RT CR plus system for radiation oncology. This optional ...

Time October 13, 2006
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Stanford Hospital and Clinics announced yesterday that it put in an order for a portable, self-shielding electron-beam ...

Time September 13, 2006
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Clinicians at the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center use new image-guided radiosurgery (IGRS) ...

Time August 29, 2006
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IBM is working with researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-Robert Wood Johnson ...

Time July 23, 2006
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