August 16, 2010 – Cone Beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a common tool used by many cancer care centers for patient ...
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.
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) President Mike Herman, M.D., explains some of the highlights of ...
July 29, 2010 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has launched the Radiation Oncology MarketPlace to ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
July 23, 2010 – A new system for image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery was exhibited for the first time earlier ...
July 23, 2010 - New capabilities of several of Standard Imaging radiation therapy products where exhibited this week at ...
July 23, 2010 -- The Protura robotic patient positioning system, showcased at the 2010 American Association of ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
July 22, 2010 – D3 Radiation Services recently announced that the American Board of Radiology (ABR) has qualified ...
July 21, 2010 – While four in 10 clinicians use frameless radiosurgery exclusively to treat cranial indications, user ...
July 20, 2010 – IBA Dosimetry will showcase its latest innovation in radiation therapy commissioning solutions, the Blue ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
July 19, 2010 – New, integrated software solutions from Siemens designed to assist in radiation therapy planning and ...
July 14, 2010 -- Philips Radiation Oncology has launched a project to triple its engineering staff dedicated to cancer ...
July 1, 2010 – Two companies this week announced plans to join forces to bring expanded proton therapy access to cancer ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
June 9, 2010 - A single radiation dose during intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) is at least as effective as longer post ...
June 9, 2010 - As the competition heats up in the radiation therapy systems market, Tomotherapy Inc. announced today ...
June 8, 2010 - A multitracer molecular imaging technique using positron emission tomography (PET) provides detailed ...
June 7, 2010 - One of the biggest challenges in image-guided treatments is tissue location. To help guide visibility ...
A report from the American Heart Association Committee on cardiac imaging stated that between 1980 and 2006 the ...
June 2, 2010 - Elekta AB, a Swedish Medical technology company, announced June 1, it acquired oncology imaging developer ...
May 27, 2010 - Breast-conserving therapy is a viable treatment option for African-American women, although they tend to ...
May 20, 2010 - Radiation oncologists are increasingly younger practitioners, and there is a larger number of women ...
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