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.

A new study by Rashi Mehta--a researcher with the WVU School of Medicine and Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute--finds that focused ultrasound may induce an immunological healing effect in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.

News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy

New Radiology Research Shows Promising Results for Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Alzheimer's

March 2, 2021 — West Virginia University scientists used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to show what happens ...

March 02, 2021

“Distinction in Stereotactic Radiotherapy” offers comprehensive accreditation program for SRS/SBRT clinical practice and physics quality assurance

News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

The Radiosurgery Society Announces Launch of Joint Accreditation Program with The American College of Radiation Oncology

February 26, 2021 — The Radiosurgery Society (RSS), a non-profit medical society dedicated to advancing the science and ...

February 26, 2021

Radiology, radiation therapy, PACS, Enterprise image, X-ray, DR Systems, CT, MRI, contrast, ultrasound, VNA, product comparisons, comparison charts on ITN magazine.

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Radiology Product Comparison Charts Aid in Buying Decisions

Imaging Technology News (ITN) maintains more than 40 comparison charts of product specifications from various vendors ...

February 17, 2021

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Feature | Contrast Media

Contrast Media and Renal Risk Mitigation

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

September 05, 2019

Ludwig Chicago Co-director Ralph Weichselbaum and Kaiting Yang, a postdoctoral researcher in Weichselbaum's lab.

News | Radiation Therapy

Ludwig Cancer Research Study Reveals How Certain Gut Bacteria Compromise Radiotherapy

January 28, 2021 — A study led by Ludwig Chicago Co-director Ralph Weichselbaum, M.D., and Yang-Xin Fu, M.D., Ph.D., of ...

January 28, 2021

Aquilion Exceed LB CT System offers industry’s largest bore and widest field-of-view

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Canon Medical’s AI-Powered, Premium Large Bore CT Receives FDA Clearance

Janaury 25, 2021 —Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. has received FDA clearance for the Aquilion Exceed LB CT system ...

January 25, 2021

An additional external-beam radiation dose delivered directly to the tumor can benefit the prospects of men with non-metastatic prostate cancer, without causing additional side effects. The risk of relapse within five years for these men is smaller than for men who did not receive this boost, as shown by a large-scale study initiated by UMC Utrecht in collaboration with the Netherlands Cancer Institute, UZ Leuven and Radboudumc.

News | Prostate Cancer

Radiation Boost Lowers Risk of Prostate Cancer Recurrence

January 25, 2021 — An additional external-beam radiation dose delivered directly to the tumor can benefit the prospects ...

January 25, 2021

MRI Targeted biopsy is performed using cognitive fusion more easily with anatomical guidance based on the radiology report. MRI targets can be identified quickly in real-time along with micro-ultrasound targets, which may have been missed on MRI.

Feature | Prostate Cancer | By Brian Wodlinger, Ph.D.

Detecting Prostate Cancer With Advanced Micro-ultrasound

Historically when a patient had an elevated PSA (prostate specific antigen) test their urologist would take the next ...

January 20, 2021

The exceptionally high dose rate of the FLASH Beam is 3,000 times higher than normal therapy treatment (300 Gray per second vs. 0.1 Gray per second, Gray being a standard unit measuring absorbed radiation). Instead of treatment over 20 seconds, an entire treatment is completed in 6 milliseconds, giving the therapy its nickname, "FLASH." Image courtesy of Brian Pogue, PhD

News | Linear Accelerators

Dartmouth Researchers Pilot FLASH Radiotherapy Beam Development for Treatment of Cancer

January 20, 2021 — A joint team of researchers from Radiation Oncology at Dartmouth's and Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Norris ...

January 20, 2021

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Study Shows Sharp Decline in Cancer Screenings During First COVID-19 Surge

January 15, 2021 — In one of the first studies to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer diagnoses ...

January 15, 2021

The "US Prostate Cancer Nuclear Medicine Diagnostics Market to 2027 - Country Analysis and Forecast by Type; PET Product" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The prostate cancer nuclear medicine diagnostics market in the US was valued at $194.47M in 2019 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.6% from 2020 to 2027 to reach $431.76M by 2027.

News | Prostate Cancer

US Prostate Cancer Nuclear Medicine Diagnostics Market Outlook

January 13, 2021 — The "US Prostate Cancer Nuclear Medicine Diagnostics Market to 2027 - Country Analysis and Forecast ...

January 13, 2021

A study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, frequently underestimates the size of prostate tumors, potentially leading to undertreatment.

News | Prostate Cancer

MRI Frequently Underestimates Tumor Size in Prostate Cancer

January 11, 2021 — A study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that magnetic ...

January 11, 2021

Jeff Elias, MD, is a neurosurgeon at UVA Health and a pioneer in the field of focused ultrasound.

News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy

Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise for Parkinson's Disease

January 8, 2021 — A scalpel-free alternative to brain surgery has the potential to benefit people with Parkinson’s ...

January 08, 2021

Mirion Technologies, Inc., a global provider of innovative radiation detection and measurement solutions, announced that it has acquired Sun Nuclear Corporation. Sun Nuclear is the global leader in radiation oncology quality assurance, delivering patient safety solutions for diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy centers around the world.

News | Quality Assurance (QA)

Mirion Technologies Acquires Sun Nuclear Corporation

January 8, 2021 — Mirion Technologies, Inc., a global provider of innovative radiation detection and measurement ...

January 08, 2021

RAD Technology Medical Systems (RAD) announced it is expanding its portfolio of patented modular healthcare solutions in 2021 with the introduction of a compact shielding facility designed to accommodate the latest models of low energy, self-shielded linear accelerators (linacs) that are now available worldwide.

News | Linear Accelerators

RAD Technology Medical Systems to Expand their Patented Modular Building Portfolio

January 4, 2021 — RAD Technology Medical Systems (RAD) announced it is expanding its portfolio of patented modular ...

January 04, 2021