October 24, 2012 — Clinicians at the Harley Street Clinic in London are using the Calypso GPS for the Body system from ...
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.
October 18, 2012 — Accuray Inc. announced the resignation of Euan S. Thomson as president and CEO, and director of the ...
LXcan is designed to be the ideal solution for QA of image display devices. It features distance and contact measurement ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
Sept. 25, 2012 — The most comprehensive analysis yet of breast cancer shows that one of the most deadly subtypes is ...
The external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) market has been active in recent months, with advances in techniques, devices and ...
The preferred treatment for patients with operable lung cancer is surgical resection. However, many lung cancer patients ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
We want absolutes; things we can depend on; certainties in an unfortunately uncertain world. It’s the kind of faith we ...
Dr. Gary Ezzell, president of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), talks about current trends in ...
August 27, 2012 — Varian Medical Systems, a manufacturer of technology for the treatment of cancer with radiotherapy and ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
August 27, 2012 — The growth rate of positron emission tomography (PET) and PET/computed tomography (CT) medical imaging ...
August 23, 2012 — Varian Medical Systems is establishing an in-country subsidiary in South Korea. Varian Medical Systems ...
August 21, 2012 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) officially opened its International Competence Center (ICC) in July ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
August 15, 2012 — Philips Healthcare showcased its advances in radiation treatment planning and computed tomography (CT) ...
August 6, 2012 — Brachytherapy offers an effective and relatively inexpensive method of treating internal cancers, and ...
Soft tissue imaging in radiation therapy planning and delivery is relatively new and has been spawned by the development ...
Each year, community cancer centers treat about 85 percent of cancer patients in the United States.1 Agnesian HealthCare ...
July 24, 2012 — Mevion Medical Systems announced today that it has delivered the superconducting synchrocyclotron for ...
July 23, 2012 — Accuray Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Morphormics Inc., a privately ...
July 20, 2012 — On July 6, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would revise ...
July 20, 2012 — The University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center, seeking to broaden its array of radiation ...
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