October 27, 2010 – A new distribution agreement has been signed allowing Varian Medical Systems to offer Vision RT’s ...
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 26, 2010 – A new radiation therapy (RT) picture archiving and communication system (PACS) has been launched in ...
October 22, 2010 - Proton beam therapy is safe, effective and may be superior to other conventional treatments for stage ...
Elekta’s latest linear accelerator, Harmony, is designed to provide a productive and versatile radiotherapy solution for ...
October 20, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for a system designed to ...
October 13, 2010 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) marketing clearance for the new RAD II ...
October 13, 2010 – The Zephyr patient transport system allows therapists to safely and accurately move brachytherapy ...
Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...
October 11, 2010 — Two new radiation therapy (RT) image and information management solutions have been launched in the ...
October 5, 2010 — Newly launched Abas (atlas-based autosegmentation) 2.0 software includes the simultaneous truth and ...
October 5, 2010 — A landmark breast cancer screening study of women 40-49 years of age, published online in Cancer, has ...
Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...
A recent development in breast radiation oncology targets specific tumor regions and delivers the necessary radiation in ...
With the uncertainties posed by government’s evolving role in healthcare plus financial difficulties owing to the ...
This article appeared as an introduction to the image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) comparison chart in the October 2010 ...
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a ...
This article appeared as an introduction to the CT Simulation Comparison Chart in the October 2010 issue of Imaging ...
October 4, 2010 — A new collaboration between researchers at King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Center and ...
October 1, 2010 — A new proton therapy center will open in the suburban Chicago area later this month, slated to begin ...
September 30, 2010 — October 1, a special opening bell ceremony at the NASDAQ Stock Exchange will take place to mark the ...
September 29, 2010 — A 51-year-old breast cancer patient from Switzerland has become the first person in the world to be ...
September 28, 2010 – Three new customers have joined a growing list of hospitals, imaging centers and clinics that use ...
September 28, 2010 — SAVI Sisters, a program designed to provide education about breast cancer treatment options ...
September 28, 2010 — An agreement has been reached to begin joint development of a world-first novel proton beam therapy ...
October 27, 2010 