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.

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Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) emerged as a new way to treat patients in the late 1990s and garnered ...

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January 31, 2012 — Varian Medical Systems announced a $77 million order with Saudi Particle Therapy Centre LLC to equip ...

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January 30, 2012 — Accuray Incorporated, a radiation oncology company, announced publication of a study demonstrating ...

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January 27, 2012 — Brainlab announced the 500th sale of its ExacTrac patient positioning system for frameless ...

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January 26, 2012 — Mevion Medical Systems announced that it has closed a $45 million investment from ProQuest ...

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January 25, 2012 — InSightec Ltd. announced that it has submitted a premarket approval application (PMA) to the U.S ...

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January 25, 2012 — A 65-year-old breast cancer patient has become the first person in India to be treated using the fast ...

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January 25, 2012 — Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) helps surgeons make more informed decisions about nerve ...

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Study findings presented during the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) in December, stating that brachytherapy ...

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January 23, 2012 — In treatments of the first handful of patients with lung or liver tumors, Riverside and University of ...

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January 17, 2012 – Accuray announced today that CHRISTUS MUGUERZA Hospital Alta Especialidad in Monterrey, Mexico, has ...

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January 13, 2012 — Varian Medical Systems has established its first education center in Tokyo, Japan, to train radiation ...

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January 12, 2012 — Today Brainlab announced the 500th sale of its ExacTrac patient positioning system for frameless ...

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January 13, 2012 — Accuray said this week there had been significant momentum in global adoption of its CyberKnife ...

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January 12, 2012 — RaySearch Laboratories AB announced that version 2.5 of its RayStation treatment planning system has ...

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January 12, 2012 – Varian Medical Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for a ...

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January 12, 2012 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared a hyperthermia system designed to warm ...

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January 9, 2012 – Accuray Incorporated announced publication of a study describing the clinical outcomes of prostate ...

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January 9, 2012 – Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) delivery ...

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January 4, 2012 – iCAD Inc. announced a five-year, $15 million agreement to raise capital for its rollout of a new intra ...

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