October 30, 2018 — Combinations of radiation and chemotherapy drugs have been shown to cure human papilloma virus (...
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.
News | Radiation Oncology | October 30, 2018
October 30, 2018 — In the first randomized, phase II clinical trial of its kind, researchers have shown that an...
Feature | Prostate Cancer | October 30, 2018
October 30, 2018 — While popular beliefs and population data suggest that African-American men are at higher risk of...
The Reflexion combination PET-CT linac, on display at ASTRO 2018. The system uses PET radiotracer emissions to track tumors directly without the need for margins to account for respiratory motion.
News | Radiation Therapy | October 30, 2018
October 30, 2018 - Displayed for the first time at...
Videos | October 29, 2018
Videos | Radiation Therapy | October 29, 2018
Videos | ASTRO | October 29, 2018
Anne Hubbard, MBA, director of health policy for the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), gives an...
News | Proton Therapy | October 29, 2018
October 29, 2018 — At the 2018 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting, IBA announced the...
News | Radiation Therapy | October 29, 2018
October 29, 2018 — RaySearch exhibited its latest advances in oncology software at the 2018 American Society for...
News | Quality Assurance (QA) | October 26, 2018
October 26, 2018 — Sun Nuclear Corp. announced the 100th shipment of its new SRS MapCheck for...
News | Radiation Therapy | October 26, 2018
October 26, 2018 — During a recent users meeting, Varian shared details of its development work on an...
News | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy | October 25, 2018
October 25, 2018 — Brainlab unveiled ExacTrac Dynamic at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting...
News | Proton Therapy | October 25, 2018
October 25, 2018 — IBA announced the first irradiation of a Spot Scanning Proton Arc (SPArc) plan at the Beaumont...
News | Brachytherapy Systems, Women's Healthcare | October 25, 2018
October 25, 2018 — iCAD Inc. announced new...
Technology | Treatment Planning | October 24, 2018
October 24, 2018 — Siris Medical Inc. announced the release of its new...
Technology | Computed Tomography (CT) | October 23, 2018
October 23, 2018 — Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. recently introduced the FCT Embrace...
Amar U. Kishan, M.D., presents data about stereotactic body radiation therapy at ASTRO 2018.
Feature | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) | October 23, 2018 | By Greg Freiherr
With its shorter course of treatment,...
