Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

Radiation Oncology

Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

Ongoing Progress to Target Tumors

Of the many ongoing efforts to minimize dose to healthy tissue and target radiation to hit only tumors, image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) is one of those at the forefront. New features and software are being offered and updated by major systems ven...

CT Imaging Keeps Radiation Beams on Target

Computed tomography (CT) virtual simulation systems allow 3-D viewing and planning along with verification images to achieve the same level of treatment simulation as with radiotherapy (RT) simulation. CT offers an improvement over conventional si...

4-D SBRT Boosts Accuracy

The most difficult challenge in external beam radiation therapy is the ability of doctors to accurately deliver high doses of radiation to a moving tumor without damaging the surrounding healthy tissue.

RapidArc Radiotherapy for Craniopharyngioma and Lung Cancer

Since its introduction two years ago, Varian’s RapidArc radiotherapy technology has been deployed at over 170 cancer centers around the world.

U.S., European Patents Issued for MRI-Guided Radiation...
May 23, 2011 - The core technology of ViewRay Inc., a combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and radiotherapy technologies, has been issued landmark...
Wisconsin Cancer Center to Acquire Combination Radiation...
March 14, 2011 – The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) in Madison, Wis., will soon become one of the first oncology research centers to...
Adaptive Radiation Therapy Solutions Produce Treatment...
November 15, 2010 — The IM-RealART Solution is one of the first real-time adaptive radiation therapy solutions that allows physicians to produce high-quality...
New SBRT System Offers Dynamic Tumor-Tracking
November 15, 2010 — The Vero stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) system offers dynamic tumor-tracking and advanced real-time imaging delivered with high...
Robotic Patient Positioning System with a Short Learning Curve
The Protura robotic patient positioning system is designed to integrate with an existing IGRT (image guided radiation therapy) solution and...
ARTISTE Solution is a linear accelerator that provides a comprehensive portfolio of image-guided and advanced treatment delivery tools,...
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Articles

The Impact of IMRT
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) emerged as a new way to treat patients in the late 1990s and garnered attention because it offered the possibility...
Various Approaches to Delivering Dose
In radiation therapy, the use of rotational beam delivery provides greater flexibility in shaping radiation dose distributions.  When rotational delivery...
Speeding Palliative Care with Next-Generation Radiotherapy...
Radiation therapy is an important clinical option for the alleviation of pain and suffering for cancer patients and is used for palliative treatments to...
Ongoing Progress to Target Tumors
Of the many ongoing efforts to minimize dose to healthy tissue and target radiation to hit only tumors, image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) is one of those at the...

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