June 17, 2010 – A report on physician self-referral released earlier this week by the Medicare Payment Advisory ...
Radiation Therapy
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 16, 2010 – New research continues to support the benefits of isotope-free electronic radiation therapy delivered ...
June 11, 2010 - As the adoption of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) becomes more widespread, a new upgrade to a ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
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 9, 2010 - In a deal to extend the global sales reach for Accuray’s CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System, Accuray ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
June 9, 2010 - As part of its ongoing commitment to provide safe and effective radiation therapy equipment, the Medical ...
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 ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
(Updated content links are at the bottom of this article) One of the biggest challenges with tumor control is ...
June 3, 2010 - The time to deliver a radiosurgery plan may be reduced by up to 50 percent, while maintaining accuracy ...
June 2, 2010 - Elekta AB, a Swedish Medical technology company, announced June 1, it acquired oncology imaging developer ...
The Radiation Oncology department at Missouri’s Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph treats 50-60 patients per day and ...
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 ...
May 18, 2010 - Proton beam therapy is becoming more accessible in the United States. While proton beam therapy has ...
May 18, 2010 - Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America, affecting one in six men. It is estimated ...
May 17, 2010 - The radiation oncology community will discuss steps manufacturers of linear accelerators, radiation ...
May 17, 2010 - The Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St ...
May 12, 2010 - This year, 35,720 Americans will be diagnosed with head and neck cancer, and 7,600 will die from the ...
May 12, 2010 - There is a growing market for software developers to integrate 3-D radiation therapy software solution ...