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July 18, 2014 — Civco Medical Solutions will demonstrate the Protura robotic patient positioning system’s seamless interface with Varian’s Clinac iX and Trilogy medical linear accelerators (linacs) via the Varian Motion Management Interface at the upcoming American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting in Austin, Texas, July 20-23.
July 18, 2014 
Although the fundamental workflow has not changed for treatment planning systems over the years, as technology improves, new features are added to enhance workflow and function.
July 03, 2014 
The radiation therapy market, hit hard in 2009 by the recession, saw a sharp decline in purchasing from which it has slowly recovered. During the last five years the market has been steadily growing, with capital equipment budgets for radiation oncology sites increasing. However, it has only been within the last year that equipment purchases for radiation therapy have leveled out. Purchasing decisions today are driven by two main factors: advancements in technology, including more targeted treatment, multifunctional capabilities and improved patient safety; and the evolving reimbursement model, which weighs patient outcomes and the quality of care delivered more heavily.
June 03, 2014 
Varian Medical Systems announced it has signed an agreement with YongLin Healthcare Foundation by which Varian will provide its ProBeam proton therapy system for deployment at the National Taiwan University in Taipei. The YongLin Healthcare Foundation will donate the system to the university.
May 30, 2014 
Until recently, cancer patients looking for a precise form of proton radiation therapy – "pencil-beam scanning" – had to narrow their search to about a half dozen centers in the United States that offer this treatment on a limited basis.
February 20, 2014 
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared Varian Medical Systems’ updated ProBeam proton therapy system.
January 17, 2014 Varian Medical Systems celebrates its 65-year anniversary, focused around innovation, partnership, collaboration and ...
October 16, 2013 Varian Medical Systems launched RapidPlan Knowledge-based Planning at ASTRO 2013. RapidPlan is a new paradigm for ...
October 16, 2013 
Advanced imaging with Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans shows promise in predicting which patients with inoperable lung cancer have more aggressive tumors and need additional treatment following standard chemotherapy/radiation therapy, according to research published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JOC).
October 10, 2013 
Since opening in September 2011, the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center has become a premier regional center for cancer patients in the greater Phoenix area. With some of the latest state-of-the-art technology in place, the Gilbert, Ariz., facility prides itself on offering patients the same level of care that they would receive at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. “The philosophy is to treat patients with the same protocols and philosophy that they would get as if they went to Houston,” said Stephen Sapareto, Ph.D., DABR, director of medical physics, division of radiation oncology, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center.
October 01, 2013