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Elekta Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Versa HD Radiation Therapy System

Elekta recently received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), allowing the company to begin shipping and installation of all components of the Versa HD system within the United States.

Novel Radiation Therapy Method Shortens Prostate Cancer Treatment Time

According to a study in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, the use of volume-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) to deliver intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to prostate cancer patients results...

Beam-Shaping Device Aids Radiation Therapy Throughput

June 20, 2012 — Elekta announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Agility, a beam-shaping device integrated into the head of a...

Two Top Cancer Centers Install Robotic Patient Positioning System

The Moores Cancer Center in San Diego, Calif., and Zurich University, Zurich, Switzerland, have both installed CIVCO Medical Solutions' Protura Robotic Patient Positioning System and Universal Couchtop (UCT).

Accuray Explains Recently Initiated Voluntary Recalls
Accuray has voluntarily implemented a recall of two separate components from its CyberKnife product line: the Iris Variable Aperture Collimator and the...
Elekta Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Versa HD Radiation...
Elekta recently received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), allowing the company to begin shipping and installation of all...
Best Medical Expansion Radiation Therapy Acquisitions
Best Medical Expands Radiation Therapy Offers With New...
 TeamBest companies are planning for a major expansion by diversifying its area of expertise and product lines, to meet the growing demands of an...
Elekta Versa HD Linear Accelerator Radiation Therapy
Elekta Launches Versa HD System To Treat Broader Spectrum...
During a live global event, Elekta announced the launch of Versa HD, an advanced linear accelerator system designed to improve patient care and treat a broader...
Elekta Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Versa HD Radiation Therapy System
Elekta recently received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), allowing the company to begin shipping and
Versa HD System Treats Broader Spectrum of Cancers
Versa HD is an advanced linear accelerator system designed to improve patient care and treat a broader spectrum of cancers. Featuring high...
Beam-Shaping Device Aids Radiation Therapy Tharoughput
Elekta's Agility is a beam-shaping device integrated into the head of a linear accelerator (linac). Agility’s leaf speeds are twice as fast...
.decimal Inc. Announces Custom Electron Aperture Devices for Radiation Therapy
.decimal Inc. (pronounced dot decimal) received 510(k) clearance from the  U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market electron...
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Radiation Therapy Prostate Cancer VMAT IMRT
Novel Radiation Therapy Method Shortens Prostate Cancer...
According to a study in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, the use of volume-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) to deliver...
IMRT Use Grows, But Cost Challenges Loom
The external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) market has been active in recent months, with advances in techniques, devices and treatment planning software that help...
SBRT Treatment for Central Lung Lesions
The preferred treatment for patients with operable lung cancer is surgical resection. However, many lung cancer patients whose tumors are technically...
Varian Establishes Subsidiary in South Korea
August 23, 2012 — Varian Medical Systems is establishing an in-country subsidiary in South Korea. Varian Medical Systems Korea, based in Seoul, will...

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Don’t Miss The Next LIVE Webinar! An Introduction To Cloud-Based Medical Image Exchange
  Seats are limited, register today Thursday, May 30, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT Interested in implementing cloud-based imaging solutions? As a first step, please join DICOM Grid’s Live...
Bedside Radiography-Into the Digital Age
Chip Truwit, MD, offers an overview of Bedside Radiography from a clinical perspective. He will review current radiographic challenges and their effects on bedside imaging, highlighting how new...
Iterative Reconstruction in CT: Understanding and Implementation
Radiation exposure from multidetector CT (MDCT) has become a pressing public health concern in both lay and medical publications. Implementation of iterative reconstruction offers radiologists the...