Posts Tagged ‘radiation oncology’
Inova proton therapy shows survival benefit in landmark phase III trial for head and neck cancer patients
FAIRFAX, VA – A new study published today in The Lancet demonstrates a significant survival benefit for patients with oropharyngeal cancers of the head and neck treated with proton therapy compared with traditional radiation therapy (photon therapy). Inova Schar Cancer and The Mather Proton Therapy Center, home to Northern Virginia’s only proton therapy center and…
Read MoreInova Schar Cancer first in region to deliver Adaptive Online Radiation Therapy
Falls Church, VA – Inova Schar Cancer is proud to announce the rollout of Adaptive Online Radiotherapy – one of the most advanced forms of personalized radiation therapy available today. Inova is the first in the Greater Washington DC area to implement this new technology. Varian Ethos with Hypersight is a cutting-edge radiotherapy solution that…
Read MoreInova Schar Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology Achieves Four-Year Accreditation for Radiation Oncology Services from ASTRO’s APEx – Accreditation Program for Excellence®
Falls Church, VA – Inova is proud to announce that all five radiation oncology departments within the Inova Schar Cancer Institute (ISCI) have been reaccredited by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) for APEx – Accreditation Program for Excellence®. APEx is an accreditation program developed by ASTRO that validates a radiation oncology facility’s excellence…
Read MoreInova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute is First Cancer Center in the World to Achieve Four-year Accreditation for Radiation Oncology Services from ASTRO’s Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx®)
FALLS CHURCH, VA – December 21, 2015—Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute has demonstrated compliance with the standards of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx®), effective September 1, 2015, for a four-year accreditation of their radiation oncology services. They are the first Cancer Center in the world to…
Read MoreCancer Treatment Recognition: ACR Accreditation for Radiation Oncology
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has awarded Inova Alexandria Hospital a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology, which is the careful use of high-energy radiation to treat cancer (October 2, 2013). “Achieving ACR accreditation means our facility has gone through a rigorous review process and has met specific qualifications,” says Jane Grayson, MD,…
Read MoreCancer Survivor’s Art Program Featured in ASTRONews
(July 10, 2013) – Cookie Kerxton, a cancer survivor turns radiation masks into art to help raise funds for cancer patients, with the support of Gopal Bajaj, MD, her radiation oncologist at Inova Fairfax Hospital. She shared her story with the American Society of Radiation Oncology’s ASTRONews, “Courage Unmasked,” in their Summer 2013 issue.
Read MoreInova Alexandria Hospital Earns ACR Accreditation
ALEXANDRIA, VA – (January 17, 2013) – Inova Alexandria Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Radiation oncology (radiation therapy) is the careful use of high-energy radiation to treat cancer. A radiation oncologist may use radiation…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Earns ACR-ASTRO Accreditation
Leesburg, VA – (November 15, 2011) – Inova Loudoun Hospital, Mary Elizabeth Miller Radiation Oncology Center, has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR) and The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Inova Loudoun is the first hospital…
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