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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March 5, 2009 – Fifty patients who have undergone stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) at Temple University have ...

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Technology

March 5, 2009 – Xoft Inc. received clearance from the FDA for a skin and surface treatment applicator for use with the ...

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March 4, 2009 - Xoft Inc. said today the FDA cleared a skin and surface treatment applicator for use with the Axxent ...

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March 2, 2009 - Accuray Inc. said today that its CyberKnife lung cancer treatments experienced significant growth in ...

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March 2, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauds President Obama’s healthcare reform plan to ...

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February 26, 2009 – Orbital Therapy, LLC announces the commercial introduction of ClearVue, prone position breast ...

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February 25, 2009 - The Centre Oscar Lambret in Lille, France, has begun treating cancer patients using the TomoTherapy ...

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February 26, 2009 - Accuray Inc. said its recent 8th Annual CyberKnife Users' Meeting attracted over 500 surgeons ...

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February 25, 2009 – The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) has elected Elizabeth M. Gore, M.D. chair of the Full ...

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February 25, 2009 - The most frequently cited subspecialty for radiology was neuroradiology at 17.1 percent and for ...

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February 25, 2009 - Merge Healthcare released Cedara ProPlanner 3.1, a digital solution for joint arthroscopy, trauma ...

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February 24, 2009 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology will host a connectathon at its headquarters in Fairfax ...

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February 24, 2009 - Researchers are testing the use of positron emission tomography (PET) for dose painting, but have ...

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February 24, 2009 - BrachySciences, a provider of medical devices for the treatment of early stage prostate cancer, has ...

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Technology

February 19, 2009 -Varian Medical Systems today announced that it has received CE mark for the Varian Proton Therapy ...

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Feb 18, 2009 - The SAVI applicator significantly expands the number of women who are able to benefit from breast ...

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February 17, 2009 - Doctors in Hong Kong have carried out the first treatments in south-east Asia using RapidArc ...

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February 16, 2009 - University Clinic Heidelberg, Germany reduces treatment times for the TomoTherapy Hi·Art system from ...

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February 16, 2009 - Researchers found modest benefits from an exercise program patients being treated with radiation ...

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February 16, 2009 - Varian Medical Systems will supply proton therapy equipment for the planned three-room treatment ...

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