City of Hope Brings Biomed In-House
After more than a decade of outsourcing, the cancer center transitioned its HTM program in-house to align technical service with its clinical mission.
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New Linear Accelerator Training Series Launches for HTM Professionals
CBET, Radiology Oncology Systems, and Linax Technologies have teamed up to offer online and simulator-based courses aimed at expanding access to training on medical linear accelerators used in cancer treatment.
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Varian Acquires Aspekt Solutions to Expand Oncology Offerings
Siemens Healthineers subsidiary Varian has acquired Aspekt Solutions, a provider of medical physics and dosimetry services, to enhance its Advanced Oncology Solutions offerings and address the growing demand for customized cancer care services.
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City of Hope Brings Biomed In-House
After more than a decade of outsourcing, the cancer center transitioned its HTM program in-house to align technical service with its clinical mission.
Molecular Gel Aids in Cancer Image Mapping
Research at The City College of New York shows that cancer imaging can be simplified by a photonic process utilizing molecules derived from horse chestnuts. A team of researchers has developed a radiation responsive esculin-derived molecular gel, that is both scintillating and fluorescent, to enhance the optical photon output in image mapping for cancer imaging.
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Penn Medicine Treats World’s First Patient on Varian IMRT System
Varian Medical Systems recently announced that Penn Medicine has treated a patient with head and neck cancer— the first person in the world to be treated on Varian’s new Halcyon system.
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MRI-guided Radiation Brings Greater Precision to Cancer Therapies
ViewRay announced that its MRIdian system has been used successfully for 2 years to treat patients with MRI-guided radiation therapy at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo. The MRIdian system provides continuous soft-tissue imaging during treatment, using MRI-guided radiation therapy.
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MRIdian Installation Launches Asia’s First MRI-guided Radiation Therapy Center
ViewRay announced the first international installation of its MRIdian System, an MRI-guided radiation therapy system that images and treats cancer patients simultaneously, at Seoul National University Hospital in Korea. The system allows clinicians to see a tumor and surrounding soft tissues both before and during treatment, enabling adaptations to changes in the patient’s anatomy.
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Non-Invasive Radiosurgery Suite Targets Cancer Tumors
The Edge Radiosurgery Suite from Varian Medical Systems is designed to ablate tumors or other abnormalities with high doses of radiation while minimizing exposure of surrounding healthy tissue.
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Elekta Unveils Plans for MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy System
Elekta has announced its plans for Atlantic, the company’s first-generation, high field MRI-guided radiation therapy system, which will be introduced in 2017, with anticipated deliveries of the first systems in 2018.
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