Latest Image-guided radiation therapy Stories
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG) (AEX:PHI) is displaying its breadth of oncology care solutions at this year's American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting, currently taking place in Boston. Philips' solutions offer a comprehensive way to address patient and caregiver needs, by allowing functional feedback on therapy progression. From diagnosis and staging through treatment planning, delivery and follow-up, Philips offers an integrated suite of oncology...
Regulatory News: Odense University Hospital in Denmark has become the first Scandinavian cancer centre to choose Elekta VMAT (Volumetric intensity Modulated Arc Therapy) to expand the capabilities of the hospital's radiation oncology department. The addition of this solution to the range of treatment techniques will provide physicians with the ability to treat cancer tumors with improved precision and accuracy, while at the same time significantly reduce treatment times. Elekta VMAT...
Regulatory News: CMS, Inc., an Elekta (STO:EKTAB) Company and worldwide leader in radiation treatment planning and workflow management solutions, announced that three sites have delivered clinical treatments utilizing Monaco(TM), its next-generation Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment planning system. Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, have...
LATHAM, N.Y., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Clinicians from the Image Guided Radiation Therapy program at Community Care Physicians in Latham have commenced treating cancer patients using RapidArc(TM) radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems , an advancement that delivers a highly-precise image-guided, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment in two minutes or less. RapidArc treatments spare healthy tissue and other vital organs in the body by adapting to the shape...
Oncure Medical Corp. ("Oncure"), one of the largest operators of radiation oncology centers in the country, has purchased substantially all the assets of ROA Associates, LLP, and entered into a long-term business management agreement with Radiation Oncology Associates, P.C. (ROA) of Ft. Wayne, Ind. The acquisition expands Oncure's fast-growing national network of radiation oncology centers to 36 centers in three states. "We are extremely proud to partner with Radiation Oncology Associates, a...
Regulatory News: A patient with pancreatic cancer recently became the first person in the United States to receive treatment using Elekta VMAT (Volumetric intensity Modulated Arc Therapy) at Seattle's Swedish Cancer Institute. This revolutionary new technology dramatically decreases treatment times - delivering a higher dose to the tumor target without compromising coverage and patient safety. From the patient's perspective, faster treatment times often mean improved comfort, which...
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Two prostate cancer patients became the first people in New York to receive a faster, more comfortable form of highly accurate radiotherapy in pioneering treatments at Radiation Oncology Associates of New York (a Division of Integrated Medical Professionals, PLLC). Using RapidArc(TM) radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems , doctors at the clinic, which will be changing its name to Advanced Radiation Centers of New York in...
Vantage Oncology, Inc. ("Vantage"), a national developer and operator of radiation oncology centers of excellence, announced today that it has recently completed seven new partnerships comprising 10 cancer treatment facilities in several new and existing markets. In addition, Vantage has secured a new $100 million credit facility that will support the Company's continued growth. Vantage now operates 31 centers in 11 states with its physician and hospital partners and is well positioned to...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Xoft, Inc., makers of the Axxent(R) Electronic Brachytherapy System, a proprietary technology platform designed to deliver localized, non-radioactive, isotope-free radiation treatment in minimally-shielded clinical settings, announced today that Mark Carol, MD, has joined as Chief Medical Officer. Bringing more than 25 years of clinical practice and medical device industry experience to Xoft, Dr. Carol will focus on continued development of the...
CONCORD, Calif., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The ARTISTE(TM) Solution from Siemens Healthcare (http://www.siemens.com/healthcare) has recently gone clinical in three of the most prominent cancer centers around the world. Dozens of patients have been treated to date at MAASTRO Clinic in the Netherlands, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg, Germany, and Baton Rouge General's Pennington Cancer Center in Louisiana. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080617/NYTU025 )...
