June 29, 2017 — IBA announced the accreditation of an International Competence Center (ICC) training course by the ...
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.
June 29, 2017 — Due to its widespread success in treating several types of brain cancer, global market growth for Gamma ...
June 28, 2017 — Augmenix Inc. announced that the first patient in New Zealand has been treated with SpaceOAR hydrogel at ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
June 23, 2017 — Medidata and Median Technologies announced a new collaboration to streamline the growth and use of ...
June 23, 2017 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) recently issued a new clinical guideline for the use ...
June 21, 2017 — The Department of Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has entered into an agreement ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
June 20, 2017 — Accuray Inc. announced that the University Cancer Institute of Toulouse Oncopole (IUCT Oncopole) in ...
June 19, 2017 — The Henry Ford Cancer Institute is the first in Michigan – and first in the world – to offer patients ...
An estimated one in seven American men will be affected by prostate cancer in their lifetime. Prostate-specific ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
In the battle against metastatic prostate cancer, the removal of lymph node metastases using image-guided surgery may ...
Radiation therapy (RT) using high-energy particles, like X-rays or electron beams, is a common and critical component in ...
The alliance will study the feasibility of using CRnR’s converging x-ray lens technology as an effective radiotherapy ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued a new clinical guideline for the use of stereotactic body ...
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) employs significantly higher per fraction radiation doses than conventional ...
In an article published in the June 2017 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers assert that exposure to ...
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), precision-based medicine is an emerging approach for disease ...
Up to 45 percent of all cancer patients develop brain metastases, tumors that spread to the brain from cancers located ...
May 31, 2017 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) released a statement last week strongly opposing the ...
May 30, 2017 — Patients who were implanted with the BioZorb 3-D bioabsorbable marker during their lumpectomy could be ...
May 25, 2017 —The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has published a new edition of its guidance on the application and ...
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