Latest radiation therapy Stories
CORALVILLE, Iowa, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CIVCO Medical Solutions, the leading provider of radiation oncology motion management solutions, is pleased to announce U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for Protura(TM )Robotic Patient Positioning System integration with Elekta's motion management interface. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110419/AQ85801LOGO) Protura's ability to interface with existing IGRT-enabled linacs supports sub-millimeter...
BOSTON, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 54(th) Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), October 28-31 in Boston, Elekta (booth #5067) will highlight its Agility(TM)* 160-leaf multi-leaf collimator (MLC), which has been shipped to more than 20 countries worldwide in the last six months. Agility, a groundbreaking new design of the MLC, features leaf speeds that are twice as fast as conventional beam-shaping devices, and offers a new level of...
[ Watch the Video: Video of 3-D CT Scan Using EST ] Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers recently revealed that they have created a new way to process three-dimensional X-ray images, resulting in breast cancer scans that could have 25 times less radiation than two dimensional radiographies currently used in clinics. With the development of this new technology, scientists believe that it will help combat the issue of high radiosensitivity of breast...
The breast cancer treatment brachytherapy—heralded for its low complication rates—actually results in more complications than whole-breast radiation one year after treatment, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the October issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The standard treatment for older women with early stage breast cancer includes breast-conserving surgery, typically followed by radiation therapy to reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence. Rather than...
BOSTON, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ASTRO Booth #5019 -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) will showcase the latest version of the Vitesse(TM) real-time treatment planning(*) for high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) later this week. This software will make it possible for clinicians to plan and perform high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy treatments accurately and quickly in the operating room using real-time...
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The team of dosimetrists and physicists at D3 Oncology Solutions (D3), an affiliate of UPMC and UPMC CancerCenter, recently surpassed significant milestones: completing their 30,000(th) advanced treatment plan and commissioning their 100(th) linear accelerator. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110301/NE55044LOGO ) "These milestones are significant for us because they reflect the continued confidence of our customers in the quality...
Like cleaning the lenses of a foggy pair of glasses, scientists are now able to use a technique developed by UCLA researchers and their European colleagues to produce three-dimensional images of breast tissue that are two to three times sharper than those made using current CT scanners at hospitals. The technique also uses a lower dose of X-ray radiation than a mammogram. These higher-quality images could allow breast tumors to be detected earlier and with much greater accuracy. One in...
ATLANTA, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the last six months, cancer clinics in 21 countries have accepted delivery of Elekta's Agility(TM)*, an innovative, ground-breaking 160-leaf multi-leaf collimator (MLC) that utilizes industry-leading technology to provide faster, more accurate, and more versatile radiation therapy for individuals with cancer. Agility was recently introduced at Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center (Nijmegen, Netherlands), where a 48-year-old woman,...
BOSTON, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ASTRO Booth #5019 -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) will showcase new technologies that highlight its expanding leadership position in the radiation oncology market at the 54(th) annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston starting on Sunday. The company will exhibit a portfolio of comprehensive oncology IT solutions, a real-time planning tool for ultrasound-guided high-dose-rate brachytherapy treatment...
TIRAT CARMEL, Israel, October 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- InSightec Ltd, the leader in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided Focused Ultrasound therapy, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ExAblate(R) MRI-guided focused ultrasound as a therapy to treat pain from bone metastases in patients who do not respond or cannot undergo radiation treatment for their pain. This is the second FDA approval for ExAblate, which has been used widely since it...
