December 17, 2009 - Partial breast irradiation "is an approach that may allow more patients to undergo breast-conserving ...
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.
December 14, 2009 - Patients with low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who receive accelerated partial breast ...
December 9, 2009 - Proton therapy is gaining wider adoption in the United States, having treated more than 3,200 of the ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
December 10, 2009 - Better dose conformality can be reached with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in comparison ...
November 24, 2009 - Radiation therapy treatment times can be reduced by up to 66 percent when using tomotherapy advanced ...
November 18, 2009 - Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) are enabling radiation ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
November 12, 2009 - Researchers from the University of California, Irvine Medical Center reported that image-guided ...
November 12, 2009 – IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) introduced a smaller, two-room, and lower-cost footprint for ...
With the combined impact of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), the credit crisis, the economic slowdown, and the ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
How would you feel about having an operation done by a blindfolded surgeon? While the most skilled surgeon could likely ...
November 11, 2009 - The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) said it was successful, in collaboration ...
November 6, 2009 - Acceletronics announced here at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation ...
The Radiation Oncology department at Missouri’s Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph treats 50-60 patients per day and ...
November 4, 2009 - Accuray unveiled the CyberKnife VSI System, extends the CyberKnife System’s robotic radiosurgery ...
November 3, 2009 - Elekta presented new tools for improved clinical precision, workflow efficiency and patient comfort ...
November 2, 2009 - Hologic Inc. is featuring the MammoSite ML radiation therapy system at ASTRO 2009, and will present ...
November 2, 2009 - Xoft, Inc., developer of the Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy, eBx System, which delivers non ...
November 2, 2009 — Men who receive a "boost" of proton therapy after receiving a standard course of X-ray radiation ...
November 2, 2009 — High-risk melanoma patients who are treated with radiation after surgery have a significantly lower ...
November 2, 2009 - According to the American Cancer Society, more than 1 million people are diagnosed with cancer each ...
November 2, 2009 — Short-term hormone therapy given prior to and during radiation treatment to medium-risk prostate ...
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