August 1, 2008 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday issued a final ruling for three new ...
Calypso Medical's implantable Beacon electromagnetic transponders received a new FDA indication for the use of with the Calypso System in external beam radiation therapy.
Elekta recently received FDA clearance for its Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT). Reportedly empowering clinicians ...
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
August 1, 2008 - Healthcare professionals need an authoritative resource on the Internet designed to quickly provide ...
TQA, or Tomo Quality Assurance, is reportedly the first integrated, machine-specific quality assurance (QA) solution to be offered by a radiation therapy vendor. The TQA application streamlines the collection and simplifies the review of data used to monitor radiation therapy equipment and procedures. All TQA data can be exported for third-party validation.
BrainLAB said it received 510(k) clearance for its Monte Carlo Dose Calculation Algorithm, which is already being used ...
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
BrachySciences recently introduced its AnchorSeed, which features a patent pending design intended to give existing low dose rate prostate brachytherapy sources the ability to maintain their position within tissue, thereby allowing physicians to confidently place seeds in more strategic and beneficial locations than in the past.
Nucletron said the FDA cleared its Oncentra Brachy, a comprehensive volume-based treatment planning solution designed to ...
August 1, 2008 – BSD Medical Corp. said its BSD-2000/3D/MR cancer treatment system has been adapted to treat children ...
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
Orfit Industries America's Efficast thermoplastic mask, part of the Raycast High-precision Patient Immobilization ...
The Piranha and Barracuda reportedly offer a complete range of capabilities to measure the important QA parameters on all types of X-ray systems. Both are based on solid-state technology. The Barracuda has available bias voltage for the use of ionization chambers.
July 31, 2008 - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. today offered $4.5 billion in cash for its cancer drug partner, ImClone Systems ...
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
Bionix Radiation Therapy’s Prone Breast System utilizes prone positioning for breast treatment to deliver less irradiation to the lung, cardiac tissue and contralateral breast. Gravity is utilized to separate cancerous masses from surrounding lung and cardiac tissue and for greater reproducibility of the breast being treated.
Xoft Inc. recently received FDA clearance for applicators to be used with the Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System for ...
MiniCAT, a CT system developed by Xoran Technologies, captures images at a dose nearly 10 to 12 times lower than ...
Radiology Oncology Systems Inc. announces it will be distributing the LinaTech/Topslane product line of treatment ...
July 31, 2008 - According to a recent study at the Mayo Clinic, a CT scanner called MiniCAT captures images at a dose ...
MIMvista will showcase its MIMcontouring Advanced at ASTRO 2008. MIMcontouring Advanced aims to optimize RTP workflow ...
The Pelvis/Belly PLUS System from Bionix is designed to immobilize the patient while keeping patient comfort a major ...
The ARIA oncology information system, which ranked #1 in the 2008 KLAS Report on Oncology IT Vendors, is a comprehensive ...
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