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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April 2, 2009 - In female cancer patients of reproductive age, radiation treatment directly to the ovaries should be ...

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March 31, 2009 - Prostate cancer patients have begun receiving brachytherapy using new treatment planning software that ...

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March 30, 2009 - Gottingen University Hospital in Germany and Zurich University Hospital in Switzerland are amongst the ...

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March 27, 2009 - Two lasers may be better than one when attacking cancer cells, according to a paper by Rice University ...

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March 27, 2009 - SenoRx said this week that it has received the right to apply the CE Mark to its Contura MLB short-term ...

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March 25, 2009 – Men who continued on hormonal therapy for at least five years after their treatment for locally ...

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March 26, 2009 - Saudi Arabia’s leading cancer center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC) in ...

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March 26, 2009 - Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc. said today that First Coast Service Options, the Medicare ...

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March 24, 2009 - Cianna Medical said today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued two patents that are ...

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March 20, 2009 – In a time when the economy seems down for the count, hospitals and healthcare centers are finding ...

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March 18, 2009 - Cryosurgery produces clinical outcomes similar to those from external beam radiation therapy in ...

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March 12, 2009 - Doctors at the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) in Taiwan treated a prostate cancer patient ...

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March 17, 2009 – The National Cancer Institute extended its cooperative group agreement with the Radiation Therapy ...

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March 17, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) said that Calypso Medical, Standard Imaging and ...

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March 16, 2009 - According to a March 15 study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics (the ...

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March 16, 2009 - Frost & Sullivan said it will be naming the recipients of its 2009 Excellence in Medical Technologies & ...

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March 12, 2009 – Bionix Radiation Therapy released its T-form SecureVac Box Adapter is a replacement of the current ...

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Technology

March 5, 2009 – MDS Nordion, a leading provider of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals, will showcase an improved ...

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March 11, 2009 - One of the leading cancer centers in the Middle East has acquired two advanced radiotherapy devices ...

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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

There is a lot of talk about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and the $19 billion earmarked for ...

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