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.

GE Healthcare Discovery RF Gen 2 system displayed at ASTRO 2018. It is a dedicated computed tomography (CT) scanner for radiation oncology
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360 View of a GE Healthcare Discovery RF Gen 2 Dedicated Radiation Therapy CT System

This is the GE Healthcare Discovery RF Gen 2 system displayed at the American Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology ...

Time November 07, 2018
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Videos | Radiation Oncology
VIDEO: Personalizing Radiotherapy Using Genomic Markers of Radiosensitivity

Genomics can be used to assess a patient's radiosensitivity, which can be used to increase or decrease the radiation ...

Time November 06, 2018
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The patient’s wife changes the Optune array. Clinical trials indicate that the electrical fields emitted by Optune have the potential to lengthen the lives of patients with glioblastoma.
Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Greg Freiherr
ASTRO: Putting Patients First in Radiation Oncology

Approximately 11,000 professionals attended the four-day meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ...

Time November 06, 2018
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A model of the new, compact, single-room Varian ProBeam 360 system. The system is an example of the trend in proton therapy toward single-room, smaller systems and away from multi-room treatment centers. #ASTRO18 #ASTRO2018
Feature | Proton Therapy | Dave Fornell, Editor
Trends in Proton Therapy — Faster Therapy Delivery, Single-room Installs

A few of the big takeaways from the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2018 meeting in October were industry ...

Time November 01, 2018
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Videos | Radiation Therapy
VIDEO: Use of Nanoparticles to Enhance Radiation Therapy

James Welsh, M.D., associate professor, radiation oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, explains how targeted ...

Time October 30, 2018
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Videos | Proton Therapy
VIDEO: Beaumont's Experience With Proton Therapy After One Year

Interview with Peyman Kabolizadeh, M.D., the medical director of Beaumont Proton Therapy Center, Royal Oak, Mich. He ...

Time October 30, 2018
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Videos | ASTRO
VIDEO: Radiation Oncology Reimbursement Update From ASTRO

Anne Hubbard, MBA, director of health policy for the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), gives an update on ...

Time October 29, 2018
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Biomarker blood test accurately confirms remission in non-smoker with HPV-associated oral cancer. ASTRO 2018 #ASTRO2018 #ASTRO #ASTRO18
News | Radiation Oncology
Biomarker Blood Test Accurately Confirms Remission in HPV-associated Oral Cancer

October 30, 2018 — A highly sensitive blood test that detects minute traces of cancer-specific DNA has been shown to ...

Time October 30, 2018
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Radiation/Cisplatin Established as Standard of Care for HPV-related Head and Neck Cancer. #ASTRO #ASTRO18 #ASTRO2018
News | Radiation Oncology
Radiation/Cisplatin Established as Standard of Care for HPV-related Head and Neck Cancer

October 30, 2018 — Combinations of radiation and chemotherapy drugs have been shown to cure human papilloma virus (HPV) ...

Time October 30, 2018
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Overall survival of metastatic patients with SABR presented at ASTRO 2018. #ASTRO #ASTRO18 #ASTRO2018
News | Radiation Oncology
High-dose Radiotherapy Greatly Improves Survival in Patients Once Thought Incurable

October 30, 2018 — In the first randomized, phase II clinical trial of its kind, researchers have shown that an ...

Time October 30, 2018
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Prostate Radiotherapy Outcomes Better for African-Americans Than Caucasian Patients according to a study presented at ASTRO 2018. #ASTRO #ASTRO18 #ASTRO2018
Feature | Prostate Cancer
Prostate Radiotherapy Outcomes Better for African-Americans Than Caucasian Patients

October 30, 2018 — While popular beliefs and population data suggest that African-American men are at higher risk of ...

Time October 30, 2018
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The Reflexion combination PET-CT linac, on display at ASTRO 2018. The system uses PET radiotracer emissions to track tumors directly without the need for margins to account for respiratory motion. #ASTRO18 #ASTRO2018 #ASTRO
News | Radiation Therapy
Biology Guided Radiotherapy May Improve Physician Confidence in Treatment of Multiple Tumors

October 30, 2018 - Displayed for the first time at American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2018 annual meeting ...

Time October 30, 2018
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Videos
VIDEO: Biologically Guided Radiation Therapy Using Real-time PET Imaging

Kristin Higgins, M.D., medical director of radiation oncology at the Emory Clinic at the Winship Cancer Institute, and ...

Time October 29, 2018
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Videos | Radiation Therapy
VIDEO: FDA-cleared Bra Helps Improve Breast Positioning During Radiation Therapy

Elizabeth Chabner-Thompson, M.D., MPH, radiation oncologist, Northern Westchester Hospital, Northwell Health, Mt. Kisco ...

Time October 29, 2018
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Optune’s electrical fields disrupt the multiplication of cancer cells by delivering alternating electric fields over the region where the disease is located.
Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Greg Freiherr
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Novocure Leverages Electricity Against Toughest Cancers

They are the most difficult forms of cancer to treat — glioblastoma multiforme, pancreatic and recurrent ovarian. Their ...

Time October 24, 2018
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Amar U. Kishan, M.D., presents data about stereotactic body radiation therapy at ASTRO 2018. #ASTRO #ASTRO18 #ASTRO2018
Feature | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) | By Greg Freiherr
WEB EXCLUSIVE: SBRT As Safe And Effective As Conventional RT For Some Prostate Cancer Patients

With its shorter course of treatment, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has long been preferred for patients ...

Time October 23, 2018
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Hippocampal Sparing Prevents Whole-Brain Radiotherapy Cognitive Side Effects. #ASTRO #ASTRO18 #ASTRO2018
News | Radiation Therapy
Hippocampal Sparing Prevents Whole-Brain Radiotherapy Cognitive Side Effects

October 23, 2018 — Whole-brain radiotherapy can be delivered more safely to patients with brain metastases by avoiding ...

Time October 23, 2018
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Combined Therapy Including Pelvic Lymph Node Radiation Provides Significant Benefit for Prostate Cancer Patients - late breaking study presented at ASTRO 2018.
News | Prostate Cancer
Combined Therapy Including Pelvic Lymph Node Radiation Provides Significant Benefit for Prostate Cancer Patients

The first report of a large, international clinical trial shows that, for men who show signs of prostate cancer after ...

Time October 22, 2018
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High-dose, High-precision Radiation Therapy Safe and Effective for Kidney Cancer Patients With Only One Kidney - Renal SABR in patients with a solitary kidney: an individual-patient pooled analysis from the International Radiosurgery Oncology Consortium for Kidney (IROCK) at ASTR 2018.
News | ASTRO
High-dose, High-precision Radiation Therapy Safe and Effective for Kidney Cancer Patients With Only One Kidney

Treatment of renal cell carcinoma with stereotactic radiation therapy is as safe and effective for patients with one ...

Time October 22, 2018
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Fewer, larger individual doses of radiation lead to similar adverse effects to normal tissue after 10 years as with conventional radiation therapy for early breast cancer
News | ASTRO
Long-term Side Effects Similarly Low for Once-weekly and Conventional Breast Radiation Therapies, Trial Finds

In a 10-year study of women who received radiation therapy to treat early-stage breast cancer, those receiving fewer ...

Time October 22, 2018
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