Linear Accelerators

Radiation Oncology

Linear Accelerators

Two Top Cancer Centers Install Robotic Patient Positioning System

The Moores Cancer Center in San Diego, Calif., and Zurich University, Zurich, Switzerland, have both installed CIVCO Medical Solutions' Protura Robotic Patient Positioning System and Universal Couchtop (UCT).

4-D SBRT Boosts Accuracy

The most difficult challenge in external beam radiation therapy is the ability of doctors to accurately deliver high doses of radiation to a moving tumor without damaging the surrounding healthy tissue.

RapidArc Radiotherapy for Craniopharyngioma and Lung Cancer

Since its introduction two years ago, Varian’s RapidArc radiotherapy technology has been deployed at over 170 cancer centers around the world.

.decimal Inc. Announces Custom Electron Aperture Devices...
September 13, 2011 — .decimal Inc. (pronounced dot decimal) announced it received 510(k) clearance from the  U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to...
Study Explores Utilization Trends for Prostate Cancer...
September 1, 2011 – A recent study featured in the newly released Journal of Urology dispels the myth that physicians' offices use prostate cancer treatments...
New Digital Linear Accelerator Control System Demonstrates...
August 29, 2011 – Elekta announced it has received approval to CE Mark its Integrity R1.1 treatment control system in the European Union. Integrity R1.1...
Elekta Acquires Nucletron
August 5, 2011 — Elekta has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nucletron, a worldwide provider of technology for brachytherapy treatment planning and...
.decimal Inc. Announces Custom Electron Aperture Devices for Radiation Therapy
.decimal Inc. (pronounced dot decimal) received 510(k) clearance from the  U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market electron
ROS Offers New Packaged Radiation Therapy System
Radiology Oncology Systems Inc., a reseller of radiation oncology and diagnostic imaging equipment, unveiled a new “Total Solution Package...
Elekta, ScandiDos Sign Agreement for Pre-Treatment Verification Tool for Radiation Therapy
Elekta and ScandiDos AB have entered into a non-exclusive global agreement to distribute ScandiDos's Delta4PT quality assurance (QA) tool....
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Articles

The Impact of IMRT
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) emerged as a new way to treat patients in the late 1990s and garnered attention because it offered the possibility...
Various Approaches to Delivering Dose
In radiation therapy, the use of rotational beam delivery provides greater flexibility in shaping radiation dose distributions.  When rotational delivery...
4-D SBRT Boosts Accuracy
The most difficult challenge in external beam radiation therapy is the ability of doctors to accurately deliver high doses of radiation to a moving tumor...
VMAT vs. Tomotherapy
One of the biggest challenges with tumor control is accelerated repopulation. Surviving tumor cells can repopulate after a few fractions of radiation are...

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MDCT Imaging 2012: Advancing the Science of Imaging
As modern multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) becomes a primary imaging modality across all specialties, there has been increased focus on lowering the radiation dose required to create...
Initial Experience with 3T Wide Bore System in High-Resolution MSK MRI
The presentation is designed to introduce the audience to the new wide bore 3T MRI systems recently brought to market. The new systems offer several advantages including improved field homogeneity,...
Cardiac CT in the Emergency Department: Are You Ready?
Performance of cardiac CT (CCTA) in the emergency department (ED) is rapidly becoming the standard-of-care in patients presenting to the ED with chest pain that are at low to intermediate risk for...

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