Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 444

Huestis lands CMS Japan as distributor

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Huestis Medical has signed on CMS Japan as its exclusive distributor.

March 17, 2002

BrainLAB to supply collimators to Siemens

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

BrainLAB has signed an agreement to supply its m3 micro-Multileaf Collimator product line to the Oncology Care Systems Group of Siemens Medical Solutions.

March 13, 2002

Varian inks $29 million U.K. sale

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, has landed a $29 million deal to supply radiation therapy equipment to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, a hospital in Norwich, U.K.

March 12, 2002

Kodak debuts oncology cassettes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Eastman Kodak has released lightweight oncology film cassettes EC-L LW and EC-V LW. The two cassettes, which are 45% lighter than the Rochester, NY-based vendor's X-Omat cassette, weigh 4.6 pounds.

March 11, 2002

Elekta brings gamma knife to Canada

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Swedish radiation oncology and neurosurgery firm Elekta has sold its first Leksel gamma knife in Canada.

March 11, 2002

Swiss researchers optimize CT-PET scanning protocols

By Brian Casey

VIENNA - A group of Swiss researchers operating one of the first hybrid CT-PET scanners has found that the combination systems have a measurable impact on the ability of radiologists to identify and locate pathology, while at the same time reducing scan times and increasing patient throughput.

March 3, 2002