Siemens Healthineers Receives $83 Million to Advance Cancer Radiation Technology
The five-year project funded by ARPA-H aims to develop ultra-high dose rate photon therapy for standard linear accelerators.
The five-year project funded by ARPA-H aims to develop ultra-high dose rate photon therapy for standard linear accelerators.
Siemens Healthineers has received U.S. FDA clearance for the Biograph Vision.X PET/CT scanner, featuring advanced detector technology with small LSO crystals and fast time-of-flight capabilities.
Oncologists have access to advanced imaging technologies for cancer patient care with the new Celesteion PUREViSION edition PET/CT system from Toshiba Medical. The newest edition of Celesteion allows for ease and efficiency in PET/CT, CT simulation, and diagnostic CT exams, to help diagnose and treat oncology patients.
The five-year project funded by ARPA-H aims to develop ultra-high dose rate photon therapy for standard linear accelerators.
According to a report from market analysis company Frost & Sullivan, hybrid imaging platforms represent a significant advancement for clinicians by presenting them with both anatomical and physiological images of patients’ organs, tissues, and tumors in a single scan. Market analysts report that these platforms have widespread applications in cardiology, oncology, brain imaging, drug discovery and personalized medicine.
Read MoreA new cancer care center in Wisconsin recently installed the Celesteion PET/CT system from Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc to provide patients with more accurate PET/CT scans. The new Fox Valley Hematology & Oncology’s (FVHO) Health & Wellness Center, which opened in September 2015, will use the Celesteion PET/CT system to image and plan treatment for cancer patients, as well as open up a new service line in the future for orthopedic imaging.
Read MoreNeusoft Medical Systems Co Ltd, based in Shenyang, China, recently launched its CE-certified and FDA-approved NeuSight PET/CT system for global markets. The NeuSight PET/CT system has the capability to create super-fine and low-dose images, which can provide accurate diagnostic information with fast acquisition and post processing speeds.
Read More24×7 speaks with Dave Lamoureux, director of sales and marketing for Global Medical Imaging, about the company’s evolution, the trends he has observed in the ultrasound space, and the challenges posed by EHR integration.
Read MoreToshiba America’s Celesteion PET/CT system, designed to provide high-quality images with improved patient comfort, has been installed at an outpatient imaging center in Las Vegas.
Read MoreAt the annual meeting of the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, GE displayed the Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro, which combines CT technology with nuclear medicine by integrating with GE’s Optima CT540.
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A new report from market research firm TechNavio forecasts a compound annual growth rate of nearly 6% through 2019 for key nuclear imaging modalities, PET and SPECT.