August 2, 2019 — Varian showcased systems and software from its cancer care portfolio, including the Identify Guidance ...
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.
Patient safety and operational efficiency are behind the development of modern contrast media, selection and utilization ...
July 31, 2019 — The members of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) elected four new officers to ASTRO’s ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
Pierre Qian, MBBS, cardiac electrophysiologist fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital, explains how his facility is ...
July 29, 2019 — Cancer patients taking cholesterol-lowering statin medication following radiation therapy of the chest ...
Brent Parker, Ph.D., DABR, professor of radiation physics and medical physicist at MD Anderson Cancer Center, explains ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
Mahadevappa Mahesh, Ph.D., chief of medical physicist and professor of radiology and medical physics, Johns Hopkins ...
July 26, 2019 — Oncology company Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced their collaboration with the Veterans Affairs ...
Paul Liu, Ph.D., post-doctoral research associate, Image X Institute at the University of Sydney, Australia, explains ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
Cynthia McCollough, Ph.D., director of the Mayo Clinic Computed Tomography (CT) Clinical Innovation Center, professor of ...
Lior Arazi, Ph.D., assistant professor at Ben-Gurion University, Israel, explains the potential benefits of a new Radium ...
Stephen Sorensen, Ph.D., DABR, chief of medical physics, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
Leigh Conroy, Ph.D., physics resident, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, Canada ...
July 17, 2019 — A recent study projects global market revenues for radiotherapy patient positioning accessories will ...
July 17, 2019 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposal for an advanced alternative ...
July 17, 2019 — Treating prostate cancer with higher doses of proton therapy over a shorter amount of time leads to ...
July 16, 2019 — ViewRay Inc. announced that the company's MRIdian System is the focus of more than 40 abstracts selected ...
July 15, 2019 — RaySearch has released RayCare 3A, a new version of the next-generation oncology information system (OIS ...
July 10, 2019 — GE Healthcare and Insightec announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and CE mark for ...
July 10, 2019 — IBA announced the launch of the latest functionality of the SciMoCa Monte Carlo Patient QA solution at ...