August 22, 2017 — Insightec announced recently that worldwide adoption of magnetic resonance (MR)-guided focused ...
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.
August 22, 2017 — A new UCLA study is the first to identify patient and tumor characteristics that predict the ...
Melissa Martin, MS, president of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), discusses her vision of the ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
Mark Pankuch, Ph.D., director of medical physics at the Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center, discusses the ...
August 21, 2017 — Accuray Inc. and the Summit Cancer Center-Boise announced that the center is now treating patients ...
August 17, 2017 — The proton center at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital will utilize RayStation for planning on ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
August 16, 2017 — In the featured translational article in the August issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine ...
August 15, 2017 — DOSIsoft SA announced the official release, with CE marking, of ISOgray Treatment Planning System (TPS ...
August 10, 2017 — Accuray Inc. announced that the first studies validating the benefits of the Radixact System were ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
August 7, 2017 — Profound Medical Corp. recently announced that all closing conditions have been satisfied and it has ...
August 7, 2017 — ViewRay Inc. announced that several presentations of early clinical experience with its MRIdian Linac ...
August 3, 2017 — Researchers presented clinical data supporting use of the Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy (eBx) ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
Aktina Medical announced a collaboration with Philips Medical Systems and Elekta Instruments for SRS interlocking at the ...
Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. announced that The Mammography Center of Monterey, an ACR-accredited breast ...
July 31, 2017 — Elekta’s magnetic resonance radiation therapy (MR/RT) system will be the subject of 21 abstracts at the ...
July 31, 2017 — Accuray Inc. announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
Each year, up to 650,000 people who were previously diagnosed with various forms of cancer will develop brain metastases ...
July 25, 2017 — ViewRay Inc. announced recently that the first cancer patients have been treated using the company's ...
July 24, 2017 — Moffitt Cancer Center researchers launched a first-of-its-kind study comparing the long-term benefits of ...
July 21, 2017 — El Camino Hospital (Mountain View, Calif.) announced the installation of a new Calypso 4-D Localization ...