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University of Tokyo Hospital reduces radiation treatment times for patients

University of Tokyo Hospital has been treating patients for nearly one year with Elekta Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT).

29 June 2009: Elekta

 

Varian Medical Systems acquires IKOEmed and IKOEtech

Varian Medical Systems acquires the assets of Houston-based IKOEmed and IKOEtech, privately-owned suppliers of software used in the planning of radiotherapy and radiosurgery treatments.

26 June 2009: Varian

 

PAMF uses robotic image guidance tools plus controlled beam shaping to treat breast cancer

A patient who was running out of options in her battle against metastatic breast cancer turned to a team of doctors at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) that is now using the Novalis Tx platform from Varian Medical Systems and BrainLAB to attack tumours with precisely-shaped high-energy X-ray beams.

24 June 2009: Varian

 

Dutch doctors develop new procedures for treating benign tumours

Doctors in the Netherlands have developed new ways to perform radiosurgery on benign acoustic tumours using fast and precise RapidArc radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems.

22 June 2009: Varian

 

Providence Health and Services signs three-year advanced radiotherapy deal with Varian

Varian Medical Systems and Providence Health and Services (PH and S) signs a three-year agreement for Varian to provide PH and S treatment centres with advanced radiotherapy technology for treating cancer.

19 June 2009: Varian

 

CentraState Medical Center installs two new Elekta radiation therapy treatment systems

CentraState Medical Center (Freehold, New Jersey) purchases two new Elekta radiation therapy treatment systems, both with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT).

19 June 2009: Elekta

 

Herlev Hospital, Denmark installs eight advanced radiotherapy treatment machines

Herlev Hospital, to the north-west of Copenhagen, Denmark, has treated its first patient using RapidArc radiotherapy after installing eight advanced radiotherapy treatment machines from Varian Medical Systems.

18 June 2009: Varian

 

The Ottawa Hospital works with Elekta to create an advanced cancer treatment centre

The Ottawa Hospital (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is embarking on a decade-long mutual support project with Elekta that will create an advanced cancer treatment centre.

27 May 2009: Elekta

 

Roswell Park Cancer Institute installs advanced radiosurgery device for brain surgery

Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) becomes the first centre in New York state to install Elekta's Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion, an advanced radiosurgery device specifically designed to treat one or more lesions in the head in a single session.

11 May 2009: Elekta

 

Colombian medical centre installs first Leksell Gamma Knife to treat patients

Imbanaco Medical Center of Cali, Colombia is now treating patients with a Leksell Gamma Knife 4 from Elekta, the first Leksell Gamma Knife in Colombia and the first new Leksell Gamma Knife in Latin America in 10 years.

11 May 2009: Elekta

 

Glan Clywd Hospital starts treating cancer patients with RapidArc radiotherapy

Glan Clywd Hospital plans to offer local cancer patients across North Wales more advanced radiotherapy treatments using RapidArc radiotherapy technology on two new treatment machines from Varian Medical Systems.

08 May 2009: Varian

 

Korean university hospital begins cancer treatments with RapidArc technology

Korea's leading university hospital is beginning treatments using Varian Medical Systems’ RapidArc technology that potentially enables doctors to improve outcomes while extending modern care to more patients.

07 May 2009: Varian

 

New radiation treatment planning software offers VMAT flexibility

Available as a module in Philips Pinnacle3 version 9 radiation treatment planning (RTP) software, the new planning option can be used with any VMAT-capable delivery system on the market.

27 April 2009: Philips Medical Systems

 

MAGNET agrees to purchase Elekta's oncology delivery systems

One of the largest non-profit group purchasing organizations (GPO) in the USA, MAGNET Cooperative, signs a sole source agreement with Elekta, enabling its members to begin purchasing Elekta's oncology delivery systems.

24 April 2009: Elekta

 

Swiss cancer patient is treated with RapidArc radiotherapy on a Novalis Tx platform

A 51-year old female cancer patient from Switzerland is the first patient outside the USA to be treated with RapidArc radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems on a Novalis Tx platform for radiosurgery and radiotherapy.

23 April 2009: Varian

 

Yashoda Cancer Institute begins treating patients with RapidArc radiotherapy system

Clinicians in India carry out the country's first treatment using a new, faster form of radiotherapy that extends more advanced care to more patients.

22 April 2009: Varian

 

The first patients in India start treatment using CyberKnife radiosurgery system

The first patients in India are being treated using Accuray’s CyberKnife radiosurgery system, which is located at the Apollo Specialty Cancer Hospital in Chennai, India.

06 April 2009: Accuray

 

Swiss and German hospitals begin treating cancers with RapidArc radiotherapy

Leading University Hospitals in Germany and Switzerland are commencing treatments for complex cancers, including head and neck tumours, using RapidArc radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems.

01 April 2009: Varian

 

Financing programme smooths the capital equipment process

At Elekta, one of the world's leading manufacturers of oncology and neurosurgical devices and software, a financing programme put into place a few years ago is getting new attention as hospitals battered by the economy still work to improve patient care and remain competitive.

23 March 2009: Elekta

 

Elekta works with MedCom to develop patient position verification management unit

Elekta is to collaborate with MedCom for the joint development of patient position verification management.

20 March 2009: Elekta

 

First extracranial patients receive CyberKnife radiosurgery in Japan

Japan treats the first extracranial patients using Accuray’s CyberKnife radiosurgery, following the system's recently expanded regulatory approval.

20 March 2009: Accuray

 

First New Mexico resident receives apidArc stereotactic radiotherapy treatment

The first New Mexico resident has received a RapidArc stereotactic radiotherapy treatment at the New Mexico Cancer Center in Albuquerque.

17 March 2009: Varian

 

Al Amal Hospital acquires two RapidArc radiotherapy systems for treatment precision

One of the Middle East’s leading cancer centres has acquired two advanced RapidArc radiotherapy devices from Varian Medical Systems for fast and precise treatments.

12 March 2009: Varian

 

HELIOS Kliniken Group invests in nine linear accelerators for radiotherapy

HELIOS Kliniken Group in Germany has acquired nine linear accelerators from Varian Medical Systems, the majority of them equipped with RapidArc technology for fast and comfortable treatments.

12 March 2009: Varian

 

NTUH in Taiwan begins treating prostate cancer with Elekta's VMAT technology

The National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) in Taiwan has treated a patient with prostate cancer using Elekta's VMAT (Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy)

12 March 2009: Elekta

 
 
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