Varian Medical Systems offers the RapidArc radiotherapy technology, which is designed to deliver image-guided, intensity ...
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.
January 2, 2008 - Purdue University researchers recently developed a new modeling technique to study and design ...
December 27, 2007 - Integris Bass Baptist Health Center will construct a new Clinac iX linear accelerator by Varian ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
December 27, 2007 – A new study examines how outpatient clinics that perform diagnostic procedures using radioactive ...
December 26, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearance for a new proton scanning dose algorithm ...
December 20, 2007 - Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new set of modeling tools that ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
The New York Times sports an age-old and notable credo with “all the news that’s fit to print.” If there’s an unofficial ...
Linear accelerators typically last about seven years and can cost more than $2 million, but return many times more in ...
Delivering a concentrated dose of radiation to a specific anatomical target that typically moves tends to be a hit-and ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
IntraOp Medical Corp. a supplier of technology solutions for the treatment and eradication of cancer, recently ...
Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearance for a “smart” radiotherapy treatment planning tool that will ...
The SenoRx Contura is a multilumen radiation balloon applicator for accelerated partial breast irradiation. The ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
December 13, 2007 - TomoTherapy Inc. announced that the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV) has begun treating ...
December 12, 2007 - Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC), the first hospital-based proton treatment center in ...
December 11, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems announced that two new private cancer centers in Switzerland have been ...
December 10, 2007 – TomoTherapy announced that it has signed contracts with distributors in Israel, Greece, Poland ...
December 10, 2007 - Stony Brook University Medical Center is now using the ExacTrac X-ray 6D System, a new radiotherapy ...
December 3, 2007 - Treating throat cancer with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) can improve the health ...
November 29, 2007 – Vapotherm will introduce its new Precision Flow respiratory care device at the AARC annual ...
November 21, 2007 – Elekta announced that is has received an order to supply its Elekta Synergy S advanced radiation ...