Linear Accelerators

For the first time, a child with an ocular cancer is being treated using a proton therapy system designed to treat patients of all ages, and regardless of tumor location, in the seated position
News | Proton Therapy
Cancer Treatment for 4-year old Israeli Boy in the Seated Position Demonstrates Limitless Use of the P-Cure Gantry-less Proton Therapy Solution

January 26, 2024 — P-Cure continues its quest to successfully usher in a new era of clinical treatment with proton ...

Time January 26, 2024
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Elekta wins public tender to deliver several Harmony linear accelerators to help meet demand for cancer treatments
News | Linear Accelerators
Elekta Continues to Support Ukrainian Cancer Patients with Latest Radiation Therapy Equipment

October 25, 2023 — A new order for several Elekta Harmony linear accelerators (linacs) in Ukraine will complement the ...

Time October 25, 2023
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Kathryn Mittauer, Ph.D., lead physicist for the MR-guided radiation therapy program with Miami Cancer Institute and Nema Bassiri, Ph.D., radiation oncology physicist with Miami Cancer Institute
News | Radiation Therapy
Study Reveals High Accuracy of MR-guided Radiotherapy for Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery

October 5, 2023 — A new study, led by radiation oncology physicists at Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health ...

Time October 05, 2023
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UMC Utrecht researchers in the Netherlands are starting two new projects to treat cancer with image-guided interventions.
News | Linear Accelerators
UMC Utrecht Starts New Image-guided Cancer Research with MR-Linac and Ultrasound

June 5, 2023 — UMC Utrecht researchers in the Netherlands are starting two new projects to treat cancer with image ...

Time June 05, 2023
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RaySearch Laboratories AB announced that the oncology information system RayCare* (* Subject to regulatory clearance in some markets) can connect to Varian TrueBeam linear accelerators
News | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS)
RayCare is Now Interoperable with Varian TrueBeam

May 24, 2023 — RaySearch Laboratories AB announced that the oncology information system RayCare* (* subject to ...

Time May 24, 2023
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P-Cure announced clearance of its Adaptive Proton Therapy Solution by the FDA for sales in the USA
News | Proton Therapy
P-Cure Receives FDA Approval For Proton Therapy System For Treatment in Seated Position and Will Begin Treating Patients In Israel

April 3, 2023 — P-Cure announced clearance of its Adaptive Proton Therapy Solution by the FDA for sales in the USA. P ...

Time April 03, 2023
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Elekta’s Comprehensive Motion Management (CMM) with True Tracking and automatic gating functionalities for Elekta Unity now available to clinicians in the U.S.
News | Radiation Therapy
Elekta Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Advanced Radiotherapy Motion Management Using Elekta Unity MR-Linac

February 28, 2023 — Elekta announced that Comprehensive Motion Management (CMM) with True Tracking and automatic gating ...

Time February 28, 2023
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Achieves CE mark for Halcyon and Ethos radiotherapy systems featuring HyperSight
News | Radiation Therapy
Varian Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Halcyon and Ethos Radiotherapy Systems Featuring HyperSight Imaging Solution

February 6, 2023 — Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S ...

Time February 06, 2023
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The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James)
News | Proton Therapy
Leading U.S. Cancer Center Selects RayStation for Proton Planning

January 13, 2023 — RaySearch Laboratories AB announces that The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - ...

Time January 13, 2023
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New technology expected to drive efficiency with condensed treatment courses, fewer side effects, and improved outcomes for people with cancer
News | Linear Accelerators
First Ever Patient Treated for Pancreatic Cancer Using Elekta Unity MR-Linac

December 30, 2022 — A milestone was reached in radiation therapy last week as the first patients completed their full ...

Time December 30, 2022
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Sun Nuclear Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mirion Technologies, Inc., today announced the release of the SunSCAN 3D cylindrical water scanning system for linear accelerator (linac) commissioning, beam scanning and annual Quality Assurance (QA) in Radiation Therapy.
News | Quality Assurance (QA)
Sun Nuclear Introduces SunSCAN 3D, Next-Generation Cylindrical Water Scanning System

May 3, 2022 — Sun Nuclear Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mirion Technologies, Inc., today announced the ...

Time May 03, 2022
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Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Elekta Harmony, has won a 2022 Red Dot Award for product design. Harmony, which was granted CE mark and U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance in 2020 and 2021, is a system that perfectly balances productivity, precision and versatility, making it a solution for both mature and developing markets.
News | Linear Accelerators
Elekta Harmony Linear Accelerator Earns Red Dot Award for Product Design

April 8, 2022 — Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Elekta Harmony, has won a 2022 Red Dot Award for product design ...

Time April 08, 2022
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 Mevion Medical Systems announced that the first proton center in the Mountain West, the Senator Orrin G. Hatch Center for Proton Therapy, has opened at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) and began treating patients on May 11 with the MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System.
News | Proton Therapy
Huntsman Cancer Institute Begins Treatment with Mevion Compact Proton Therapy System

June 24, 2021 — Mevion Medical Systems announced that the first proton center in the Mountain West, the Senator Orrin G ...

Time June 24, 2021
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Elekta Harmony linear accelerator cleared by U.S. Food and Drug Administration
News | Linear Accelerators
Elekta Harmony Radiation Therapy System Receives FDA Approval

June 18, 2021 — Elekta announced that its Elekta Harmony radiation therapy system recently received U.S. FDA 510(k) ...

Time June 18, 2021
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The exceptionally high dose rate of the FLASH Beam is 3,000 times higher than normal therapy treatment (300 Gray per second vs. 0.1 Gray per second, Gray being a standard unit measuring absorbed radiation). Instead of treatment over 20 seconds, an entire treatment is completed in 6 milliseconds, giving the therapy its nickname, "FLASH." Image courtesy of Brian Pogue, PhD
News | Linear Accelerators
Dartmouth Researchers Pilot FLASH Radiotherapy Beam Development for Treatment of Cancer

January 20, 2021 — A joint team of researchers from Radiation Oncology at Dartmouth's and Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Norris ...

Time January 20, 2021
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RAD Technology Medical Systems (RAD) announced it is expanding its portfolio of patented modular healthcare solutions in 2021 with the introduction of a compact shielding facility designed to accommodate the latest models of low energy, self-shielded linear accelerators (linacs) that are now available worldwide. 
News | Linear Accelerators
RAD Technology Medical Systems to Expand their Patented Modular Building Portfolio

January 4, 2021 — RAD Technology Medical Systems (RAD) announced it is expanding its portfolio of patented modular ...

Time January 04, 2021
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PTW announces first North American installation and FDA 510(k) clearance of Beamscan MR motorized 3-D water phantom
News | Radiation Oncology
Beamscan MR Motorized 3-D Water Phantom Receives FDA Clearance

April 17, 2020 — PTW has installed the first Beamscan MR motorized 3-D water phantom in North America at the Princess ...

Time April 17, 2020
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Elekta Unity MR Linac system
News | Radiation Oncology
Institut Jules Bordet Invests in Elekta's Latest Cancer Treatment Technology

January 30, 2020 — Elekta announced that it signed a contract with the Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, for an Elekta ...

Time January 30, 2020
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IBA Dosimetry Releases myQA Machines Software at ASTRO 2019
Technology | Quality Assurance (QA)
IBA Dosimetry Releases myQA Machines Software at ASTRO 2019

September 12, 2019 – IBA Dosimetry GmbH announced the launch of the new enhanced myQA Machines 2019 software environment ...

Time September 12, 2019
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Videos
VIDEO: Biologically Guided Radiation Therapy Using Real-time PET Imaging

Kristin Higgins, M.D., medical director of radiation oncology at the Emory Clinic at the Winship Cancer Institute, and ...

Time October 29, 2018
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