Radiation Oncology: Page 15

IMV: Imaging boosts precision in radiation therapy

By Lorna Young

Radiation therapy is a relatively stable market, with procedure volume growing at an average annual rate of 2%. But major technological changes in radiation oncology are brewing under the surface, such as the growing use of imaging, according to a new report by IMV Medical Information Division.

October 16, 2019

Varian reports Flash therapy milestone

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems announced that it has achieved an important milestone in the research of Flash therapy technology in collaboration with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/University of Cincinnati Medical Center Proton Therapy Center.

October 13, 2019

RaySearch signs Russian distribution contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy software developer RaySearch has signed a long-term distribution agreement with a Russian healthcare firm, Medeqi of Moscow.

September 25, 2019

Technologist licensure bill introduced in Pa.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A bill that would require licensure for medical imaging and radiation therapy technologists has been introduced in the Pennsylvania Legislature, according to the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI).

September 22, 2019

ASTRO: Radiation therapy can calm rapid heart rhythm

By Wayne Forrest

Just one high dose of radiation to the heart can significantly reduce episodes of ventricular tachycardia, an irregular rapid heart rhythm that can be deadly, according to a study presented this week at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Chicago.

September 18, 2019

ASTRO: AI predicts side effects from radiation therapy

By Brian Casey

CHICAGO - Researchers developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that was able to predict which patients were likely to experience side effects after radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, according to a study presented Monday at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting.

September 16, 2019

ViewRay inks MRIdian order from Penn State Health

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided radiation therapy vendor ViewRay has won a contract for the sale of up to four MRIdian MR-guided radiation therapy systems to hospitals within the Penn State healthcare network.

September 16, 2019

Xstrahl unveils radiotherapy image-guidance device at ASTRO 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

X-ray and radiation therapy technology developer Xstrahl introduced its XSight image-guidance device for radiation therapy at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Chicago.

September 15, 2019

Akesis launches new rad therapy systems at ASTRO 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CHICAGO - Radiation therapy developer Akesis is launching two new radiation therapy systems at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting.

September 15, 2019

Varian taps power of AI for Ethos adaptive therapy unit

By Brian Casey

What if you could harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to guide radiation therapy treatments that adapt in real-time to changes in tumors? Varian Medical Systems is trying just that with its new Ethos system, launching at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Chicago.

September 15, 2019

ViewRay wins Stanford contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided radiation therapy vendor ViewRay has signed a contract with Stanford Health Care to install one of its MRIdian MR-guided radiation therapy systems.

September 11, 2019

Accuray to unveil system upgrades at ASTRO 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Accuray plans to unveil a number of upgrades to its radiation therapy systems at the upcoming American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Chicago.

September 11, 2019

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