August 13, 2014 — Scientists now have a better understanding of how short DNA strands decompose in microseconds. A ...
Radiation Oncology
Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that uses radiation therapy to treat cancer. 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.
August 12, 2014 — Elekta and Philips Healthcare announced The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, a specialist cancer center ...
August 12, 2014 — New technology installed at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Hollings Cancer Center in ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
August 12, 2014 — Cellectar Biosciences Inc. submitted an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food & ...
August 11, 2014 — Elekta’s Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion radiosurgery system took the first place ranking for the fourth ...
August 7, 2014 — Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) planning is a ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
August 6, 2014 — Standardizing prescribing practices for single-fraction radiation therapy (SFRT) for palliation of bone ...
August 6, 2014 — Imagine a targeted radiation therapy for cancer that could pinpoint and blast away tumors more ...
August 4, 2014 — e2v will be exhibiting at the 56th annual ASTRO Symposium in New York, Sept. 14-17. The company plans ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
August 4, 2014 — A two-step decision tree analysis, incorporating Donabedian’s model, is a feasible process to evaluate ...
August 1, 2014 — Key genetic variants may affect how cancer patients respond to radiation treatments, according to a ...
July 31, 2014 — Varian Medical Systems announced its Aria oncology information system (OIS) has been certified to ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
July 31, 2014 — A radiation expert from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center can now add innovator and ...
July 31, 2014 — An innovative new data collection system could revolutionize the way doctors provide treatment, helping ...
July 31, 2014 — Radiation therapy may offer a promising new noninvasive alternative treatment for the millions of ...
July 30, 2014 — Information hidden in imaging tests could help doctors more accurately choose the radiation therapy dose ...
AAPM President John E. Bayouth, Ph.D., discusses the impact of imaging in medical physics, as well as training that is ...
Paul Keall, Ph.D., FAAP, professor and NHMRC Australian Fellow at Radiation Physics Laboratory at the University of ...
Peter G. Maxim, Ph.D., assistant professor of radiation oncology at Stanford University, discusses stereotactic ...
July 30, 2014 — ViewRay featured its MRIdian system at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists ...