Varian will show at ASTRO its Novalis Tx system, which integrates its Trilogy Tx linear accelerator and new HD120 multi ...
TQA, or Tomo Quality Assurance, from TomoTherapy Inc. 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.
Orfit Industries America’s Efficast thermoplastic mask, part of the Raycast High-precision Patient Immobilization ...
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
One of the primary goals of radiation therapy of the prostate is maximizing dose delivery to the actual cancerous tissue ...
September 4, 2008 - Minutes after the industry’s newest PACS blog, called PACS-aholic (PACS-aholic.blogspot.com), went ...
September 3, 2008 - US Oncology Inc. launched Innovent Oncology, a service division that offers a first-time opportunity ...
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
While the DRA has cut short the burgeoning growth of imaging services, particularly those offered by outpatient centers, it also presents other players in the imaging value chain with new opportunities.
September 3, 2008 - The 2008 ASCO Children's Oncology Group (COG) Symposium is scheduled for Oct. 21 in Denver, CO. The ...
If you look across the total oncology enterprise at most institutions today, you will discover a limited approach to enterprise-wide integration of oncology information management systems (OIMS).
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
With the development of 3D-CRT, IMRT, stereotactic approaches and other advanced forms of radiation therapy, imaging has become increasingly important in the field of radiation oncology.
September 3, 2008 - IntraOp will discuss at ASTRO 2008 the recent results of the study which found that a single dose of ...
As molecular imaging transitions from undercard modality to mainstream tool in diagnostic imaging, the reality of personalized healthcare appears to be on the horizon. An increasing limelight placed on the modality has attracted both investors and new companies, leading to significant milestones in R&D and thus fulfilling the promise of “true” personalized medicine.
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
September 3, 2008 - Aurora Imaging Technology Inc. said its Aurora 1.5Tesla Dedicated Breast MRI System is now available ...
September 2, 2008 – Philips showcased the CX50 CompactXtreme, a recently developed hand-carried ultrasound system ...
The MRI Isocentric Volume Insert features an isocentrically- placed target of known volume which allows for integrated ...
September 2, 2008 - Novare Surgical Systems announced it successfully completed a series of single port lap-band ...
September 2, 2008 – Two recent studies demonstrate the economical value of cardiac imaging, showing MDCT to be cost ...
Carestream Health Inc. introduced a wireless DR detector, CARESTREAM DRX-1, a work-in-progress which is the size of a ...
Based on the technology behind the Standard Imaging’s MAX 4000 Electrometer, the SuperMAX is a two independent channel ...
September 2, 2008 - Treatment plans using positron emission tomography (PET) were changed for more than half of patients ...
September 03, 2008 