February 3, 2016 — The nuclear medicine, proton therapy and brachytherapy markets represent less than 0.1 percent of ...
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.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2015 annual meeting drew a crowd of more than 11,000 attendees. This ...
Computed tomography (CT) has long been the gold standard for image acquisition during radiation therapy treatment ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
February 2, 2016 — Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have found ...
February 1, 2016 — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has established a new Electrical Prescription ...
January 29, 2016 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) recently welcomed Judy Keen, Ph.D., as its ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
As proton therapy becomes more widely available, imaging for the development of proton treatment plans will become more ...
January 27, 2016 — Bestselling author John Grisham has written "The Tumor," a fictional account of how a real medical ...
January 26, 2016 — A phase 1 trial examining precision hypofractionated radiation therapy (RT) in locally advanced non ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
January 25, 2016 — gKteso introduces two models of the Radiotherapy Patient System (RPS) 6-D robotic couch for ...
At ASTRO 2015, Mevion highlighted the exceptional results its customers are seeing with the Mevion S250 Series proton ...
January 20, 2016 — A lengthy review of increasing medical evidence shows that cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and ...
The Radiation Oncology department at Missouri’s Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph treats 50-60 patients per day and ...
January 19, 2016 — The Department of Medical Physics at Vejle Hospital in Denmark has purchased RaySearch Laboratories’ ...
January 15, 2016 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauded President Obama and Vice President ...
January 8, 2016 — In November, Advanced Medical Isotope Corp. (AMIC) announced its progress in seeking U.S. Food and ...
January 7, 2016 — An antiscarring paste when applied to the skin of mice halts fibrosis caused by the radiation used in ...
January 7, 2016 — MEDraysintell noticed that in 2015 global proton therapy sales orders grew to record levels at just ...
January 5, 2016 — Radiation therapy was associated with a lower risk of cancer recurrence in pancreatic cancer surgery ...
January 4, 2016 – The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauded Congress for its passage of S. 2425 to ...
A new template published by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) standardizes and streamlines the ...