Latest Image-guided radiation therapy Stories
BOSTON, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center has purchased four radiation therapy treatment systems from Elekta, including three Elekta Infinity and one Elekta Synergy® S. The order, which includes information management software, will enable the facility to offer patients a complete cancer treatment solution from the company. The three Infinity systems position MGH to take advantage of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT), a new radiation therapy...
Moderately to severely obese prostate cancer patients may have improved treatment outcomes when treated with image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) over traditional external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) because IGRT corrects for prostate shifts, which, if not planned for, can lead to incorrect doses of radiation to the disease site, according to a study in the September 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for...
Current radiation therapy treatment damages a patient's healthy tissue as well as eradicating the tumor it is intended to destroy, making the treatment especially invasive and often causing nasty side effects.A new development in radiotherapy will enable a far more precise and accurate treatment for cancerous tumors by using real-time images to guide the radiation beam.Real-time image-guided radiotherapy, combining radiation treatment with non-invasive MR imaging, would be far less harmful...
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics Study Finds that Resonant Medical's Clarity Breast System Provides Enhanced Image Information for Planning Partial Breast Irradiation Treatment MONTREAL, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers report in the February 1st issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics that the use of 3D ultrasound with the Clarity(TM) Breast System provided enhanced image information to enable radiation oncologists to better...
WINNIPEG, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - IMRIS Inc. (TSX: IM) ("IMRIS" or the "Company") today announced a five-year research initiative to focus on the development and commercialization of MR-guided radiation therapy and interventional procedures, working with the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto. The collaboration signals the entry of IMRIS into the field of image guided radiation therapy, expanding on its existing expertise in neurosurgery. IMRIS, a market leader in the field...
Alliance Imaging, Inc. (NYSE:AIQ), a leading national provider of outpatient diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy services, has named Richard J. Hall President of Alliance Oncology and Mark Carol, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer for Alliance. Both executives will join Alliance on November 3, 2008 and will report to Paul Viviano, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. "These appointments fill key positions that will support our business performance and strategic growth...
LUCERNE, Switzerland, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Varian Medical Systems is announcing the one thousandth installation of its On- Board Imager(R) image-guidance system for targeted radiotherapy at Kantonsspital in Lucerne, Switzerland. The On-Board Imager(R) is a robotic X-ray device mounted on a medical linear accelerator which generates high quality images used to precisely position cancer patients for radiotherapy and radiosurgery. Before its introduction, radiation oncologists...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 15, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Coast Oncology will be the first in Northeast Florida to install the AccuBoost breast cancer radiotherapy system in its Mandarin office located at 10881 San Jose Boulevard. It is anticipated the first patient will be treated in early November 2008. The AccuBoost system is designed to treat breast cancer and is an image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) technique that uses high-dose radiation (HDR) brachytherapy to deliver a focused...
North Shore Radiation Therapy in Huntington, New York has started treating cancer patients with Rapid Arc(TM) radiotherapy technology, a fast, precise form of treatment using advanced technology from Varian Medical Systems. The new Rapid Arc(TM) treatment is two to eight times faster than conventional forms of radiotherapy. This precision can make a significant difference in the patient's outcome. This IMRT treatment, which takes about 90 seconds, is delivered significantly faster than other...
WESTCHESTER, Ill., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- BrainLAB, a global leader in stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and image-guided medical technology, announced today that its technology for highly precise, targeted treatment planning and delivery for SBRT (Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy) will be on display during the ASTRO (American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology) 2008 Annual Meeting, taking place through September 25 in Boston, Mass. iPlan(R) Monte Carlo, iPlan Head & Neck...
