Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 108

Elekta acquires software firm Acumyn

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology vendor Elekta has acquired Acumyn, a spin-off software company from the University Hospital Network in Toronto.

July 26, 2018

U.K. research could lead to flexible x-ray detectors

By Brian Casey

What if x-ray detectors were flexible enough to conform to patient anatomy? Would they produce better image quality or enable more accurate monitoring of radiation dose? It may not be a pipe dream. Researchers from the University of Surrey in the U.K. are working on a digital x-ray detector material that could be fabricated into flexible x-ray detectors.

July 26, 2018

RaySearch to highlight software upgrades at AAPM

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy software developer RaySearch Laboratories plans to highlight upgrades to its RayCare and RayStation software packages at the upcoming American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Nashville.

July 25, 2018

York Instruments buys Elekta's MEG business

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

U.K. magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology developer York Instruments has purchased radiation oncology vendor Elekta's MEG business.

July 25, 2018

ASTRO elects new board president-elect

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has elected Dr. Thomas Eichler of Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute in Richmond, VA, as the new president-elect of its board of directors.

July 25, 2018

Varian achieves 12% revenue gain in Q3

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems credited an increase in sales in its Oncology business segment for double-digit growth in revenue in its third quarter and first nine months of fiscal year 2018.

July 25, 2018