December 3, 2010 – A new patient safety E-Lert from the ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO) highlights ...
Radiation Oncology
Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that uses radiation therapy to treat cancer. The radiation therapy channel covers all aspects of radiation oncology technology. Radiation therapy includes linear accelerators (LINAC), proton therapy, brachytherapy, image guided radiation therapy (IGRT), focused ultrasound, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), treatment planning systems and tomotherapy.
Acceletronics offers service, spare parts and used/refurbished equipment for the radiation therapy market. At ASTRO 2010 ...
IBA's Compass 3-D treatment verification and dose analysis software helps reduce radiation exposure to critical ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
TomoTherapy introduced its HD radiation therapy platform at ASTRO 2010. The system allows both helical and direct fixed ...
IBA introduced its new Proteus One proton treatment system during ASTRO 2010. It is about one-third the size of current ...
Radiation oncology as a profession is in a period of retrenchment due to the economic crisis. There is also a growing ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
November 15, 2010 — A new exclusive worldwide license has been executed for patented technology for a proprietary ...
November 15, 2010 – Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), a major university hospital in Lausanne ...
November 15, 2010 — The Mosaiq Oncology picture archiving and communications system (PACS) has evolved to a new level ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
November 15, 2010 — The IM-RealART Solution is one of the first real-time adaptive radiation therapy solutions that ...
November 15, 2010 — The Vero stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) system offers dynamic tumor-tracking and advanced ...
Launching a new cancer center can be a long process, taking several months or even years to see a return on investment ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
November 9, 2010 — A $244,479 grant has been awarded for a breast cancer research project as part of the U.S. government ...
November 9, 2010 – In an effort to further promote the utility of PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed ...
November 8, 2010 – Improved treatment planning software from IBA has algorithms to warn clinicians if radiation levels ...
November 5, 2010 - A dedicated intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) workplace with upgrades was featured at the ...
November 5, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) clearance for an advanced dose ...
November 5, 2010 – A new system can significantly cut radiotherapy treatment times. Creekside Cancer Center said the ...
November 5, 2010 – As part of the U.S. government’s Therapeutic Discovery Project, Orbital Therapy has been awarded ...
November 4, 2010 - A smaller, more efficient and cost-effective proton therapy system will soon be available for cancer ...
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