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.

Mevion Medical Systems and Orfit Industries announced that the Aerial Couch Top is validated for use on the Mevion S250 Series Proton Therapy Systems.

News | Proton Therapy | June 22, 2020

Orfit Aerial Couch Top for Proton Therapy Validated by Mevion Medical Systems

June 22, 2020 — Mevion Medical Systems and Orfit Industries announced that the Aerial Couch Top is validated for use...

News | Proton Therapy | June 16, 2020

RayStation TPS Release Provides Advances for Proton PBS Monte Carlo with GPU

June 17, 2020 — RaySearch Laboratories AB launched the latest release of its widely adopted treatment planning system...

A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides recommendations for radiation therapy to treat patients with nonmetastatic cervical cancer.

News | Radiation Therapy | June 10, 2020

ASTRO Issues First Clinical Guideline on Radiation Therapy for Cervical Cancer

June 10, 2020 — A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides...

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Characteristics nephrologists associate with renal high-risk patients. (n=13)

Feature | Contrast Media | September 05, 2019

Contrast Media and Renal Risk Mitigation

The global rise in chronic disease has significantly increased demand for diagnostic imaging procedures, and in turn,...

Vacancy rates for radiation therapists rose substantially since 2018, according to a survey performed this year by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists. Researchers noted, however, the survey data was collected before the COVID-19 pandemic began affecting the surveyed clinical settings.

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News | Radiation Therapy | June 05, 2020

ASRT Survey Assesses Radiation Therapy Staffing Rates

June 5, 2020 — Vacancy rates for radiation therapists rose substantially since 2018, according to a survey performed...

RaySearch Laboratories AB and Varian Medical Systems have entered into an interoperability agreement that will allow the RayCare oncology information system to connect to Varian TrueBeam linear accelerators

News | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS) | June 01, 2020

RaySearch Enters Into Interoperability Agreement with Varian

June 1, 2020 — RaySearch Laboratories AB and Varian Medical Systems have entered into an interoperability agreement...

MERCK and RefleXion Medical announced a collaboration to evaluate KETRUDA (immunotherapy) with biology-guided radiotherapy - BgRT - a new radiation machine developed to treat all stages of cancer.

MERCK and RefleXion Medical announced a collaboration to evaluate KETRUDA (immunotherapy) with biology-guided radiotherapy - BgRT - a new radiation machine developed to treat all stages of cancer.

News | Radiation Therapy | June 01, 2020

RefleXion Announces Clinical Collaboration to Evaluate Biology-guided Radiotherapy

June 1, 2020 — RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) for...

Technology becomes a state-of-the-art tool when it gets exposed to a structure that constantly tests it and allows it to evolve.

Technology becomes a state-of-the-art tool when it gets exposed to a structure that constantly tests it and allows it to evolve. Getty Images

Feature | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS) | May 27, 2020 | By Reshu Gupta

Oncology Information Systems: How Promising is the Future?

In the history of medicine, researchers have found cures for many diseases, but cancer has been elusive. The earliest...

Miami Cancer Institute’s Proton Therapy Center is the first in South Florida and the region’s top destination for this leading-edge treatment. Proton therapy is an advanced form of radiation therapy that uses pencil beam scanning (PBS) technology.

Miami Cancer Institute’s Proton Therapy Center is the first in South Florida and the region’s top destination for this leading-edge treatment. Proton therapy is an advanced form of radiation therapy that uses pencil beam scanning (PBS) technology.

Feature | Proton Therapy | May 27, 2020 | By Minesh Mehta, M.D.

Proton Therapy in 2020: Where We Are and How We Got Here

Radiation therapy has advanced significantly in the last few decades as a result of a continued technological...

The global radiation therapy market is expected to reach $10.11 billion in 2024, witnessing growth at a CAGR of 3.38%, over the period 2020-2024.

News | Proton Therapy | May 20, 2020

Radiation Therapy Market Update with Focus on LINAC

May 20, 2020 — ResearchAndMarkets.com has released its latest report, the "Global Radiation Therapy Market with Focus...

Promising clinical research supports Xoft brain IORT as a viable treatment option for glioblastoma multiforme that may extend patients’ lives

News | Brachytherapy Systems | May 19, 2020

iCAD Presents Positive New Clinical Data for Xoft Brain IORT

May 19, 2020 — iCAD, Inc. announced positive new clinical data supporting the Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy (eBx...

News | Tomotherapy | May 19, 2020

Accuray Synchrony Wins 2020 MedTech Breakthrough Award

May 19, 2020 — Accuray Incorporated announced that MedTech Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence...

An innovative radiation treatment that could one day be a valuable addition to conventional radiation therapy for inoperable brain and spinal tumors is a step closer, thanks to new research led by University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers at the Canadian Light Source (CLS).

USask PhD bio-medical engineering student Farley Chicilo at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron at University of Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy of Canadian Light Source, University of Saskatchewan

News | Radiation Therapy | May 14, 2020

Developing Microbeam Radiation Therapy (MRT) for Inoperable Cancer

May 14, 2020 — An innovative radiation treatment that could one day be a valuable addition to conventional radiation...

Medical University of South Carolina researchers have developed and validated prediction tools, known as nomograms, that could be used to help prevent delays in the initiation of radiotherapy after surgery for head and neck cancer

Evan Graboyes, M.D., and his team believe their nomogram tools will improve survival rates for head and neck cancer patients. Photo courtesy of MUSC Hollings Cancer Center

News | Radiation Oncology | May 14, 2020

New Tool Predicts Delays in Post-surgical Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer

May 14, 2020 — More than 65,000 Americans are diagnosed annually with head and neck cancer, which most often occurs...

Due to ongoing health concerns related to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as well as global travel restrictions, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has decided to evolve the Joint AAPM/COMP (Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists) Meeting content into a virtual (completely online) meeting in place of the in-person meeting originally scheduled for July 12-16, 2020, in Vancouver, BC.

News | AAPM | May 11, 2020

Joint AAPM|COMP Meeting Goes Virtual

May 11, 2020 — Due to ongoing health concerns related to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as well as global...

Richard J. Price, Ph.D., of the University of Virginia's School of Medicine and School of Engineering, is using focused soundwaves to overcome the natural 'blood-brain barrier,' which protects the brain from harmful pathogens. Photo courtesy of Dan Addison | UVA Communications

Richard J. Price, Ph.D., of the University of Virginia's School of Medicine and School of Engineering, is using focused soundwaves to overcome the natural 'blood-brain barrier,' which protects the brain from harmful pathogens. Photo courtesy of Dan Addison | UVA Communications

News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | May 07, 2020

Focused Ultrasound Opening Brain to Previously Impossible Treatments

May 7, 2020 — University of Virginia researchers are pioneering the use of focused ultrasound to defy the brain's...

Figure 1: CT image of lesions in different planes

Figure 1: CT image of lesions in different planes.

Sponsored Content | Case Study | Radiation Oncology | April 30, 2020 | By Christopher Bowen, M.S., DABR

Gaining Greater Insights Into Stereotactic Treatments Without Losing Efficiency

The Radiation Oncology department at Missouri’s Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph treats 50-60 patients per day and...

360 Photos | 360 View Photos | April 30, 2020

360 Degree View of a 3-D Printed Bolus for Radiation Therapy

The company .decimal at ASTRO showed a 3-D printing technology where radiation therapy (RT) bolus shields can be...

Two-dimensional (2D) Ruddlesden-Popper phase layered perovskites (BA)2(MA)2Pb3I10 with three layers of inorganic octahedral slab and bulky organics as spacers

Two-dimensional (2D) Ruddlesden-Popper phase layered perovskites (BA)2(MA)2Pb3I10 with three layers of inorganic octahedral slab and bulky organics as spacers. Image courtesy of Dave Tsai/Los Alamos

News | X-Ray | April 24, 2020

Scientists Have Identified a New Class of X-ray Detectors Based on Layered Perovskites

April 24, 2020 — Getting an X-ray at the dentist or the doctor is at best a little inconvenient and at worst a little...