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.

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M ay 13, 2009 - Acceletronics Inc. has completed the installation of two TheraView IGRT systems, one at Tampa Bay ...

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May 13, 2009 - United Medical Systems (UMS), a mobile services company, is launching a new “turnkey” brachytherapy ...

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May 12, 2009 – Bionix Radiation Therapy now offers another option for the positioning of the head and shoulders with the ...

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May 7, 2009 - Glan Clywd Hospital will soon offer local cancer patients across North Wales advanced radiotherapy ...

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May 6, 2009 - Eric Nussbaum, M.D., chair of the National Brain Aneurysm Center based at St. Joseph's Hospital in St ...

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May 5, 2009 - A panel at the recent meeting of the 10th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, held ...

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April 29, 2009 – The FDA cleared of a new generation of patient positioning system (PPS) developed by Ion Beam ...

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April 27, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems is showcasing the its full spectrum of prostate cancer treatment technologies ...

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April 23, 2009 - A new study shows that the SAVI applicator, a small, expandable device inserted inside the breast to ...

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April 22, 2009 - Philips introduced SmartArc, an independent technology for volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) ...

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April 21, 2009 – In a study in which researchers from the MD Anderson Cancer Centre Orlando, FL, and the University of ...

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April 21, 2009 - A 51-year old female cancer patient from Switzerland has become the first patient outside the U.S. to ...

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April 16, 2009 – iCAD Inc. today announced it has received 510(k) clearance for PrecisionPoint, the company’s ...

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April 13, 2009 - Accuray Inc. said that the second European Radiosurgery Workshop yielded record attendance with more ...

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April 10, 2009 - Xoft Inc said that it has been granted a medical device license by the Medical Devices Bureau of Health ...

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April 9, 2009 – Better tumor control and possible survival improvement may be achieved safely with preliminary results ...

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April 8, 2009 - Cianna Medical said it has successfully completed a funding round totaling more than $10 million to ...

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April 6, 2009 - SenoRx said that two peer-reviewed journal articles summarizing clinical findings related to its Contura ...

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April 6, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has recently updated its patient brochure “Plain ...

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Feature | By Amy Ballard, MEd, director of researc

In the war against breast cancer, brachytherapy is a powerful technique for eradicating the spread of the disease ...

Time April 03, 2009
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