Varian Medical Systems and Siemens Healthcare showcased a variety of solutions that bring together Siemens' world-class diagnostic imaging technologies with Varian's advanced therapeutic systems for treating cancer with image-guided radiotherapy, radiosurgery, and brachytherapy at the 54th annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

Nucletron, an Elekta company has launched Esteya, a new approach for treating patients with skin cancer.

Elekta has introduced Monaco 5.0, which consolidates support for clinically useful delivery techniques in a single treatment planning system, and features refinements to planning speed and precision.

This August marked the 10th anniversary of the first production use of TeraMedica’s Evercore vendor neutral archive software. 

Toshiba’s Vantage Titan 3.0T offers true comfort and flexibility with the power of 3.0T. The system is very quiet and features a large bore to put patients at ease. It also overcomes the clinical limitations of traditional 3.0T with advanced multi-port RF transmission technology, providing more uniformity and coverage to produce better body images.

 

In an independent study presented during the North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting in October 2012, GE Healthcare’s OEC Elite 9900 mobile C-arm was rated the best in image quality and dose management.

Downey Breast Clinic recently selected PowerServer RIS/PACS/MU to manage their imaging center’s workflow and to gather the necessary data to attest for meaningful use.

Proton therapy, an external beam radiotherapy in which protons deliver precise radiation doses to a tumor and spare healthy organs and tissues, is cost-effective in treating medulloblastomas, fast-growing brain tumors that mainly affect children, when compared to standard photon radiation therapy, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO’s) 55th Annual Meeting.

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