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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February 10, 2010 - A newly formed non-profit, the Radiosurgical Research Institute will initiate clinical studies and ...

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February 9, 2010 - The chronic side-effects of radiotherapy for early breast cancer are not any worse when treatment is ...

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February 9, 2010 - About 22,600 cases of primary liver cancer are diagnosed each year in the U.S. and one million ...

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February 4, 2010 - To improve the safety and quality of cancer treatment, and reduce the chances of medical errors, the ...

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February 2, 2010 - Researchers found that while using Gamma Knife radiosurgery was well-tolerated as initial therapy in ...

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Technology

January 26, 2010 - The need for more control when developing a radiation therapy plan for 4D respiratory is critical ...

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January 22, 2010 - The quality of radiotherapy treatment across Australasia just got a boost. A team of radiation ...

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January 20, 2010 - Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Treatments for the disease have ...

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January 20, 2010 - First Coast Oncology in Jacksonville, Fla., employs a technique for whole breast irradiation that is ...

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January 13, 2010 – Research validates the efficacy of the recent reclassification of the T category in the International ...

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January 13, 2010 – There is growing awareness about the advantages of proton therapy compared to conventional photon ...

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January 13, 2010 - Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) is often recommended for patients with advanced cancer to receive ...

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January 11, 2010 - Reirradiation using fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) after previous radiotherapy for head ...

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Technology

January 11, 2010 - The first ever masked and sham-controlled study designed to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of ...

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January 8, 2010 - The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) will fund at least 10 new Creativity and 20 new multi-year Young ...

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January 5, 2010 - Sexual function in prostate cancer patients receiving external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) decreases ...

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Case Study

Since its introduction two years ago, Varian’s RapidArc radiotherapy technology has been deployed at over 170 cancer ...

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Case Study

The advent of conformal radiotherapies has ushered in an era of image-guided radiotherapy, or IGRT, enabling clinicians ...

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December 29, 2009 - The award for World Class Manufacturer of the Year 2009 recognizes the quality work produced each ...

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December 24, 2009 – Four cancer patients this past week became the first in Latin America to receive treatment using ...

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