July 2, 2008 - Montecito Medical Ventures (MMV) formed an alliance by purchasing two placement contracts from medical ...
Radiation Oncology
Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that uses radiation therapy to treat cancer. 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.
July 2, 2008 - TomoTherapy Inc. closed its Treatment Quality Challenge, originally offering $250,000 to any U.S. cancer ...
The CyberKnife System, which will be showcased at ASTRO 2008 by Accuray, aims to deliver high-dose, hypofractionated ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
June 30, 2008 - The Center for Radiation Therapy of Beverly Hills is the first medical center in California to commence ...
June 30, 2008 - The Research Evaluation Committee has chosen the recipients of several awards and grants that are funded ...
June 27, 2008 - IntraOp Medical released the results of a study which shows that, for women with breast cancer, a single ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
The recently FDA-cleared ARTISTE linear accelerator from Siemens Healthcare has recently gone clinical in three ...
June 27, 2008 - Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center (MBP) selected Elekta to supply its Elekta Synergy digital linear ...
SenoRx will showcase its Contura, a multi-lumen radiation balloon applicator for accelerated partial breast irradiation ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
June 25, 2008 - Many women with breast cancer may not need six weeks of daily radiation after surgery, according to ...
Imaging control capabilities for 3D Conformal, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) and dynamic targeting for Image ...
June 18, 2008 - Elekta received FDA 510(k) clearance for its volumetric intensity modulated arc therapy (VMAT) solution ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
June 17, 2008 - The University of California, San Diego Medical Center’s Hyperbaric Medicine Center is part of a ...
June 17, 2008 - Decatur Memorial Hospital is the first medical center in Illinois and the third in the U.S. to treat a ...
Best Nomos’ Radiation Oncology BATCAM Multiprobe is an IGRT solution that integrates a new multi-probe capable ...
June 13, 2008 - Elekta has been selected to supply multiple Elekta Synergy digital linear accelerator systems to Mary ...
Radiation oncologists know that one of the major challenges in their field today involves accurate dose delivery ...
May 29, 2008 - James H. Thrall, M.D., FACR, of Boston, MA, was named chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR) ...
May 28th, 2008—A new book, “Image-Guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer,” is reportedly the first book of its kind ...
May 28, 2008 – TomoTherapy earned the top user satisfaction composite rating among four vendors in the linear ...