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.

Study to demonstrate the superiority of a single treatment of electron beam IORT compared with weeks of standard radiation therapy
News | Radiation Therapy
First Patient Enrolled in Cosmopolitan Trial for Breast Cancer

April 22, 2020 — IntraOp Medical Corporation announced the first patient enrolled in the Cosmopolitan Trial: A ...

Time April 22, 2020
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PTW announces first North American installation and FDA 510(k) clearance of Beamscan MR motorized 3-D water phantom
News | Radiation Oncology
Beamscan MR Motorized 3-D Water Phantom Receives FDA Clearance

April 17, 2020 — PTW has installed the first Beamscan MR motorized 3-D water phantom in North America at the Princess ...

Time April 17, 2020
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Funding continues momentum of recent FDA clearance and first system order
News | Radiation Therapy
RefleXion Raises $100 Million for Cancer Treatment Commercialization

April 16, 2020 — RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering the use of biology-guided radiotherapy ...

Time April 16, 2020
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#COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #SARScov2 Professor David Sebag-Montefiore (Image courtesy of the University of Leeds)
News | Radiation Therapy
Shorter Radiotherapy Treatment Recommended for Bowel Cancer Patients During COVID-19

April 7, 2020 — An international panel of cancer experts has recommended a one-week course of radiotherapy and delaying ...

Time April 07, 2020
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Eclipse v16 has received CE mark and is 510(k) pending
News | Proton Therapy
Varian Brings Machine Learning to Proton Treatment Planning

April 6, 2020 — Driven by its Intelligent Cancer Care approach in developing new solutions that use advanced ...

Time April 06, 2020
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Varian received FDA clearance for its Ethos therapy in February 2020. It is an adaptive intelligence solution that uses onboard AI in the treatment system to take the cone beam CT imaging on the system, compare it to the treatment plan and deliver an entire adaptive treatment plan in a typical 15-minute treatment time slot, from patient setup through treatment delivery.
Feature | Treatment Planning | Dave Fornell, Editor
Artificial Intelligence Greatly Speeds Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning

The traditional treatment planning process takes days to create an optimized radiation therapy delivery plan, but new ...

Time April 03, 2020
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A new framework from an international team of experts aims to help protect patients and providers, and conserve protective equipment for frontline healthcare workers #COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #SARScov2
News | Prostate Cancer
Managing Prostate Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 30, 2020 — In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of radiation oncologists from the U.S. and U.K. is ...

Time March 30, 2020
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Women are more likely to be cured of cancer by radiotherapy but the side effects are worse.
News | Radiation Therapy
A New Paper on the Pros and Cons of Radiotherapy

March 30, 2020 — Women undergoing radiotherapy for many cancers are more likely than men to be cured, but the side ...

Time March 30, 2020
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Reflexion eceived marketing clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for its RefleXion X1 machine
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
FDA Clearance Brings RefleXion Closer to Expanding Cancer Treatment Market

March 13, 2020 — RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering the use of biology-guided radiotherapy ...

Time March 13, 2020
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Accuray Incorporated announced that Mercy Hospital St. Louis continues to demonstrate its commitment to improving patient outcomes with the installation of the first CyberKnife M6 System in Missouri at their state-of-the-art David C. Pratt Cancer Center
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
First Accuray CyberKnife M6 System Installed in Missouri

February 27, 2020 — Accuray Incorporated announced that Mercy Hospital St. Louis continues to demonstrate its commitment ...

Time February 27, 2020
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Sponsored Content | Videos | Artificial Intelligence
Technology Report: Artificial Intelligence 2019

In Artificial Intelligence at RSNA 2019, ITN Contributing Editor Greg Freiherr offers an overview of artificial ...

Time February 21, 2020
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Arizona State University researchers (in collaboration with Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center) have discovered a biocompatible cost-effective hydrogel that can be used to monitor therapeutic doses of ionizing radiation by becoming more pink with increasing radiation exposure
News | Radiation Therapy
A New Way to Monitor Cancer Radiation Therapy Doses

February 18, 2020 — More than half of all cancer patients undergo radiation therapy and the dose is critical. Too much ...

Time February 18, 2020
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The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has been awarded a new one-year contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop quality indicators (QI) for radiation treatments provided to veterans with head and neck, breast and gastrointestinal cancers
News | Radiation Therapy
ASTRO Awarded Contract from VA to Develop Measures on Quality of Radiation Therapy Services

February 13, 2020 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has been awarded a new one-year contract from ...

Time February 13, 2020
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Varian announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Ethos therapy, an Adaptive Intelligence solution. Ethos therapy is an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven holistic solution that provides an opportunity to transform cancer care.
News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
Varian Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Ethos Therapy

February 11, 2020 — Varian announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Ethos therapy, an Adaptive ...

Time February 11, 2020
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The radiation therapy market is projected to grow in through 2026
News | Proton Therapy
Global Radiation Therapy Market to Reach $8.6B by 2026

February 10, 2020 — Amid technological advancement, and notable research and development activities, the global ...

Time February 10, 2020
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Accuray TomoTherapy total body irradiation
News | Radiation Therapy
Studies Support Use of Accuray TomoTherapy System for Advanced Rectal Cancer

February 7, 2020 — Accuray Incorporated announced that two new studies demonstrate the benefits of the TomoTherapy ...

Time February 07, 2020
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The luminescent oxygen probe PtG4 is injected during the week of radiation treatment and localizes between the cells of the tumor as illustrated by microscopy
News | Radiation Therapy
First Images of Oxygen in Cancer Tumors Captured During Radiation Therapy

February 3, 2020 — Oxygen in cancer tumors is known to be a major factor that helps radiation therapy be successful ...

Time February 03, 2020
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Elekta Unity MR Linac system
News | Radiation Oncology
Institut Jules Bordet Invests in Elekta's Latest Cancer Treatment Technology

January 30, 2020 — Elekta announced that it signed a contract with the Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, for an Elekta ...

Time January 30, 2020
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IBA ProteusOne proton therapy system
News | Proton Therapy
IBA Signs Contract to Install Georgia’s First Proton Therapy Center

January 29, 2020 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced that it has signed a contract and received a major down ...

Time January 29, 2020
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Accuray CyberKnife
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
Accuray CyberKnife System Provides Excellent Disease Control for Men With Recurrent Prostate Cancer

January 9, 2020 — Accuray Incorporated announced today data from a prospective study which showed that at five years ...

Time January 09, 2020
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