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SHREWSBURY, England, October 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Continued Collaboration with Leading Clinical and Research University Hospital Provides Leading-Edge Research in Clinical Radiation Oncology Workflow Oncology Systems Limited UK (OSL), innovators in radiation therapy solutions, announced today the signing of a multi-year research and collaboration agreement with The UHB Radiotherapy Department and the Medical Physics Department. UHB researchers play a vital role in...
ATLANTA, April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- West Physics Consulting, the leading national provider of medical and health physics consulting and testing services, announced today that it has entered into a strategic relationship with the Dosimetry Services Division of Mirion Technologies to provide dosimetry services. The partnership allows for West Physics to deliver a variety of services and products to medical and industrial users of x-ray machines and radioactive materials in a more...
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Medical imaging has revolutionized healthcare and is essential in the detection and treatment of injury and disease. Modern equipment and protocols ensure that patients, physicians, and technicians are exposed to the lowest possible amounts of radiation, while still providing accurate results and diagnostic information. Risks associated with imaging and any medical procedure must be balanced with the benefits of that...
A combination of several well-known safety procedures could greatly reduce patient-harming errors in the use of radiation to treat cancer, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers.Radiation oncologists use more than a dozen quality assurance (QA) checks to prevent radiotherapy errors, but until now, the Hopkins researchers say, no one has systematically evaluated their effectiveness. Working with researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, the Hopkins team gathered...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), the premier radiation oncology company, will host a symposium examining best practices for quality assurance in radiation oncology at the 2011 Joint American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)/Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP) Meeting. The symposium--"Best Quality Assurance Programs for Today's Radiation Oncology Platforms"--will discuss how systems' engineering principles can be...
MADISON, Wis., June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ScandiDos, Inc U.S. Offices are expanding in North America. Matthew Douglass, Sales Director - North America states "With a growing line of products in the Delta 4 family and customer interest at an all time high in the U.S. and Canada, ScandiDos has expanded its sales force to accommodate developing demand." ScandiDos sales expansion includes Peter Pecorella, Southeast Regional Sales Director. Peter Pecorella comes to ScandiDos with nineteen...
UPPSALA, Sweden, March 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian Medical Systems and ScandiDos AB hereby announce that the companies have signed a non-exclusive distributor agreement. The agreement covers the ScandiDos Delta4PT pre-treatment verification system, for use with Varian's RapidArc® radiotherapy technology, the TrueBeam(TM) system, and Varian's technology for IMRT. The agreement allows Varian and its affiliates world-wide to offer Delta4PT to their customers, providing additional...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Radiation Therapy of Beverly Hills, a state-of-the-art cancer treatment center serving cancer patients in the Los Angeles area, has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR) and The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Radiation oncology (radiation therapy) is the careful use of high-energy radiation to treat...
FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society for Radiation Oncology is continuing its commitment to Target Safely, a six-point patient protection plan developed in January 2010, to improve the safety and quality of radiation therapy treatments and reduce the chances of medical errors. "Dealing with a cancer diagnosis is hard enough for patients without having the additional burden of worrying about the accuracy and safety of their treatments," Anthony L....
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Radiation Oncology Services of America, Inc. (ROSA), a subsidiary of Ambulatory Services of America, Inc. (ASA), announced today that it has entered into an agreement with the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine to embark on a Cooperative Quality Assurance Project. In this project, the Washington University Department of Radiation Oncology will review quality assurance activities in a number...
