Recently published data from two new studies demonstrate the benefits of Accuray’s TomoTherapy System in the delivery of total body irradiation (TBI). TBI is a procedure commonly used to prepare patients being treated for leukemia and multiple myeloma for a bone marrow transplant. It involves irradiation of the entire body, elevating the need for precision, accuracy and homogeneity in radiation dose delivery. The TomoTherapy platform's architecture enables efficient and effective delivery of radiation over large areas of the patient, making it a valuable part of the bone marrow transplantation conditioning regimen.

According to a UCLA Medical Center study, a new technology shows the potential to help doctors better determine when memory loss is caused by treatable issues other than Alzheimer’s Disease. The study was presented at the 2018 American Academy of Neurology Conference, April 21-27 in Los Angeles.

June 12, 2018 — Viksit Kumar didn’t know his mother had ovarian cancer until it had reached its third stage, too late ...

NewYork-Presbyterian, in collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), is expanding its fleet of Mobile Stroke Treatment Units (MSTU) to Queens and Brooklyn. Thanks to a generous donation by the W.P. Carey Foundation, this makes NewYork-Presbyterian the first health system in the country to operate three of these advanced units.

June 8, 2018 — Zebra Medical Vision unveiled its Textray chest X-ray research, which will form the basis for a future ...

A new report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discusses the continued quality, safety and effectiveness of servicing of medical devices by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and third-party entities.