September 17, 2014 — The industry’s first ultrasound real-time 3-D volume enhancement product from ContextVision has been paired with brand new image visualization capabilities. The resulting product, REALiCE, will deliver photo-realistic and improved diagnostic-quality 3-D ultrasound images.

September 17, 2014 — ViewRay announced the world’s first on-table adaptive radiation treatment program using the MRIdian system began at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The MRIdian system provides a patented combination of continuous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and simultaneous radiation therapy delivery for the treatment of cancer.

September 17, 2014 — Five-year-old Ashya King, the brain tumor patient whose case made headlines in Europe after his parents unlawfully took him from his hospital in Southampton, England, against the advice of doctors, began undergoing his prescribed treatment plan for proton therapy this week.

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At the 2014 annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), Sept. 14-17 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, Siemens Healthcare demonstrated how it innovates to advance the practice of radiation therapy (RT) for the benefit of patients by providing systems and solutions that enable optimal imaging, which can support radiation therapy (RT) treatment and follow-up. 

IBA and Philips Healthcare announced the signing of a global collaboration to provide advanced diagnostic and therapeutic solutions for the treatment of cancer.

Cianna Medical Inc. announced five-year results for the first 200 hundred patients treated with the SAVI breast brachytherapy applicator, including excellent local control, low rates of toxicities and excellent cosmetic results.

September 16, 2014 — CivaTech Oncology announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance on its bioabsorbable planar radiation device. The implantable CivaSheet low-dose-rate (LDR) Palladium source is the only membrane-like brachytherapy device that is truly customizable to a specific patient’s condition and offers a unidirectional option to shield healthy tissue.

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