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 therapybrachytherapyimage guided radiation therapy (IGRT)focused ultrasoundstereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), treatment planning systems and tomotherapy.

Feature | Dave Fornell

The medical advanced visualization software market was recently examined in a report created by KLAS Research, based on ...

Time July 24, 2012
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Each year, community cancer centers treat about 85 percent of cancer patients in the United States.1 Agnesian HealthCare ...

Time July 24, 2012
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July 24, 2012 — Mevion Medical Systems announced today that it has delivered the superconducting synchrocyclotron for ...

Time July 24, 2012
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July 23, 2012 — Accuray Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Morphormics Inc., a privately ...

Time July 23, 2012
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July 20, 2012 — On July 6, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would revise ...

Time July 20, 2012
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July 20, 2012 — The University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center, seeking to broaden its array of radiation ...

Time July 20, 2012
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July 13, 2012 — Elekta swept the top three rankings in the KLAS research firm's recently released 2012 Best in KLAS ...

Time July 13, 2012
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July 13, 2012 — The long-term results of RTOG 9402, a randomized phase III trial evaluating the overall survival of ...

Time July 13, 2012
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July 6, 2012 — Accelerated whole breast irradiation after lumpectomy is an effective treatment for ductal carcinoma in ...

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July 3, 2012 — A 51-year-old male became the first person to benefit from a radiation therapy technique that provides ...

Time July 03, 2012
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June 28, 2012 — When a newly diagnosed cancer patient is considering treatment options, proton therapy might not be the ...

Time June 28, 2012
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June 28, 2012 — The following is being released today by the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center:New research ...

Time June 28, 2012
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June 25, 2012 — KLAS released the 2012 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical Equipment and Infrastructure report, which details ...

Time June 25, 2012
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June 22, 2012 — MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando announced it has installed the first Accuray TomoHD system in Florida ...

Time June 22, 2012
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Frank Miller, M.D., medical director of magnetic resonance (MR) at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Outpatient Imaging ...

Time June 22, 2012
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June 20, 2012 — Elekta announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ...

Time June 20, 2012
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June 19, 2012 — Accuray Inc. announced that outcome data on intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients treated with ...

Time June 19, 2012
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June 11, 2012 — Mevion Medical Systems, Inc., a radiation therapy company dedicated to advancing the treatment of cancer ...

Time June 11, 2012
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Feature | Helen Kuhl

With the precision afforded by today’s radiation therapy delivery systems, treatment planning software that helps direct ...

Time June 01, 2012
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Feature | Robert Kuske, M.D., FAACE

A potential paradigm shift is gathering momentum in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer, driven by data showing ...

Time June 01, 2012
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