February 14, 2008 – The first Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) treatment at General Hospital Vienna was ...
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.
February 13, 2008 - Liver cancer specialists at Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center in Philadelphia are beginning an 18 ...
February 12, 2008 - Accuray Inc. today announced that two- and thee-year studies on its Cyberknife radiosurgery has ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
February 11, 2008 - Hospital General de Navarra is one of the first hospitals in Spain to install Varian’s Trilogy ...
February 7, 2008 - $1.5 million was donated to the Research and Education Foundation of the Radiological Society of ...
February 7, 2008 - The first image-guided intensity modulated arc therapy patient treatment using commercially released ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
February 7, 2008 – TomoTherapy Inc. completed production of its 200th TomoTherapy Hi·Art treatment system, shipping to ...
SenoRx Inc. launched the Contura Multi-Lumen Balloon (MLB) Catheter for delivering brachytherapy to the surgical margins ...
February 1, 2008 - TomoTherapy Inc. began shipping version 3.1 of its TomoTherapy Hi-Art treatment system, said to be a ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
January 30, 2008 - In a study to determine safe dosages of the isotope astatine-211 for treating patients with recurring ...
January 30, 2008 - Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers in Evergreen Park, IL, has announced it will ...
January 25, 2008 - Varian Medical Systems and BrainLAB booked 14 orders, including 10 in the U.S. and four in Europe ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
January 24, 2008 - ProCure Treatment Centers Inc. selected IMPAC Medical Systems to provide oncology information systems ...
January 24, 2008 - Siemens Medical Solutions received FDA 510(k) marketing clearance for the sale and distribution of ...
January 23, 2008 – Vapotherm said this week its U.S. patent rights have been validated for an apparatus used in the ...
January 22, 2008 – With the recent CE designation of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) in Europe, two sites are ...
January 17, 2008 - IntraOp Medical Corp. announced that the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — James ...
January 10, 2008 - Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearances for its RapidArc radiotherapy technology ...
January 3, 2008 – Philips and the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) will ...
Varian Medical Systems offers the RapidArc radiotherapy technology, which is designed to deliver image-guided, intensity ...