Patient Positioning, Radiation Therapy

Radiation Oncology

Patient Positioning, Radiation Therapy

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.

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...
Civco Medical Solutions trUpoint ARCH Protura ESTRO Forum
Civco Features trUpoint ARCH SRS/SRT System at ESTRO
Civco Medical Solutionswill showcase trUpoint Arch, a new stereotactic radiosurgery solution, Protura Robotic Patient Positioning System, and the Universal...
Civco Medical Solutions trUpoint ARCH Stereotactic Radiosurgery Solution
Civco Releases NonInvasive Stereotactic Radiosurgery...
CIVCO Medical Solutions announced the release of trUpoint ARCH, a new stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic fractionated radiation (SRT) solution...
Bionix Radiation Therapy Acu-Tatt Patient Positioning
Bionix Radiation Therapy introduces Accu-Tatt Tattooing...
Accu-Tatt is an easy-to-use, sterile, all inclusive tattooing device designed to permanently mark radiation therapy patients. Every Accu-Tatt pouch...
Civco Medical Solutions trUpoint ARCH Stereotactic Radiosurgery Solution
NonInvasive Stereotactic Radiosurgery Solution for Head, Brain Tumors
trUpoint ARCH is a new stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic fractionated radiation (SRT) solution for head and brain tumors.
Accu-Tatt Tattooing System Designed to Permanently Mark Radiation Therapy Patients
Accu-Tatt is an easy-to-use, sterile, all inclusive tattooing device designed to permanently mark radiation therapy patients. Every Accu-...
The new AlignRT frameless SRS module has just received 510(k) clearance from the FDA. This offering utilizes Vision RT’s latest HD camera...
Embrace Thermoplastic is a premium low-melt material used to create customizable immobilization for patients receiving radiation therapy...
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Articles

Protura Robotic Patient Positioning System Aids Successful...
Imagine being told that complete removal of your left eye was required to stop your spreading cancer. Kathy Kelly of New Milford, Conn., was told just that. An...
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Installs Protura Robotic...
As radiation treatments have advanced in complexity, cancer treatment facilities have faced greater demands for accuracy and precision in treatment....
Breath-Hold Techniques Spares Heart, Lungs During...
May 14, 2012 — Respiratory movement during radiotherapy makes it difficult to hit the right treatment target and this, in turn, can lead to an under-dose of...
New Positioning System Facilitates Cancer Treatments
Each year, community cancer centers treat about 85% of cancer patients in the United States. Agnesian HealthCare Cancer Care Services brings exceptional cancer...

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An Emerging Trend — Patient Satisfaction
Saving lives is no longer enough. Patients need to be satisfied. You might thank the recession for...
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The New Age of Personalized Medicine
We are seeing a semantic shift in medicine, one that is redefining personalized medicine from pie...
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MR “Fingerprinting” Promises Quick Screen for Disease
Only one radiological modality – mammography – is used today for screening. Yet, as America...
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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...

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