Patient Positioning/Immobilization

Radiation Oncology

Patient Positioning/Immobilization

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).

Laser Alignment System Released for Prone Breast Platform

A new laser alignment system has been released for Orbital Therapy’s ClearVue prone breast platform.

Elekta's Fraxion System Brings Immobilization Options...
February 20, 2012 — The Fraxion head frame helps ensure accuracy and precision in stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) of cancer targets in the brain and...
Brainlab Patient Positioning System Achieves Major Milestone
January 27, 2012 — Brainlab announced the 500th sale of its ExacTrac patient positioning system for frameless radiosurgery. The scale of uptake highlights...
Brainlab's ExacTrac Patient Positioning System...
January 12, 2012 — Today Brainlab announced the 500th sale of its ExacTrac patient positioning system for frameless radiosurgery. The scale of uptake...
Bionix Integrates Medspira Breath Hold into Omni V SBRT...
September 28, 2011 – Bionix Radiation Therapy announces the addition of Breath Hold, an interactive breath-hold control monitoring system from MedSpira, as an...
Elekta's Fraxion System Brings Immobilization Options Into a Single Solution for Brain Radiation Therapy
The Fraxion head frame helps ensure accuracy and precision in stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) of cancer targets in the brain and
Bionix Radiation Therapy announces the addition of Breath Hold, an interactive breath-hold control monitoring system from MedSpira, as an...
Civco's New Horizon Prone Breastboard Provides Comfort, Customization
Civco's New Horizon Prone Breastboard assists in providing comfortable, reproducible patient positioning for prone breast treatments. The...
Bionix Introduces Breath Monitoring System for SBRT Application
Breath Hold, an interactive breath hold control monitoring system from MedSpira, is an accessory to Bionix Radiation Therapy's Omni V...
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