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Elekta Announces First Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Cancer Treatment at Royal Marsden Hospital

ATLANTA, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, January 28, The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton, Surrey, UK) successfully completed the first Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT)* treatment in the world using a commercially produced product. To facilitate the treatment, the hospital used its exi...

Elekta Displays Complete Volumetric Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy Solutions at ESTRO

BARCELONA, Spain, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta is pleased to announce the development of a comprehensive solution for planning and performing Volumetric Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT)*. The complete offering of Elekta VMAT solutions are being featured in the Elekta booth at this yea...

Leading Middle East Cancer Hospital Acquires Advanced Radiotherapy Capability from Varian Medical Systems

...major state-of-the-art cancer center in the world. In keeping with this mandate, we evaluated offerings from all three major vendors, as well as other arc therapy techniques such as helical tomotherapy, and decided that Varian had the most advanced systems and the most clinically integrated system to mee...

Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute Enhances Patient Care With Monaco(R) Radiation Treatment Planning System

...ologies, they intend to review the soon-to-be-released Volumetric Modulated arc Therapy (VMAT)* planning functionality in Monaco. With the addition of VMAT...ng with one or more arcs. Monte Carlo dose engine allows continuous arc calculation rather than being limited to dosing approximations with discret...

The Australian Research Council Selects Scopus for the Evaluation of the Australian Research Landscape

...international and national benchmarks. "The arc is committed to the development of a world-class r...edibly complex, which is why we are proud that the arc will utilize Scopus to reach its ERA goals," added...ion, Industry, Science and Research portfolio. The arc advises the Australian Government on research matt...

Sinobiomed Announces New Executive Team

...in the Board of Directors in the future. Dr. Kuo has 20 years of management experience in biotechnology and healthcare firms, most recently as CEO of arc Medical. He was a founder and managing director of Bank America Venture Partners (now Scale Partners), a $600 million private equity firm and Genaiss...

A supercharged metal-ion generator

... other law of physics." In their experiment Andersson and Anders used no process gas at all, but instead kick-started their system with very short arc pulses. Thereafter it operated with a pure plasma of copper formed by means of self-sputtering. They were able to increase the copper-ion current to t...

Pioneering Cancer Center Introduces Advanced Varian RapidArc(TM) Treatments for Cancer Patients in Central Germany

...utes compared with up to 30 minutes for complex IMRT treatments. "It is very gratifying for me to begin treatments using the most modern moving arc method of radiotherapy," says Dr. Wolfgang Oehler, head of the radiotherapy department. "The three patients are excited to be the first in Germany to ...

Trinitas Comprehensive Cancer Center Now Offering Cancer Patients Faster, Ultra-Precise Radiation Using New RapidArc Technology

...ue while delivering more powerful radiation doses to tumors." "Rapid arc makes it possible for us to deliver highly-precise intensity-modulated radi...ors accurately while sparing the surrounding healthy tissues." Rapid arc is an image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment that t...

Prostate Cancer Patient in Montpellier Becomes First Cancer Patient in France Treated with Varian's RapidArc(TM) Radiotherapy

...t Dr. Carmen Llacer Moscardo, "Pelvic cases can take between 12 and 14 minutes to treat with IMRT but we can now do them in under two minutes with one arc or, if clinically relevant, about three minutes with two arcs around the patient with RapidArc. If we do this, there is less possibility for the patie...

Varian Medical Systems Exhibits a New Version of RapidArc(TM) Radiotherapy Technology and Other Products for Fast, Precise Cancer Treatment

...c intensity-modulated arc treatment with a single rotation of the treatment machine around the patient. New features include multiple and non-coplanar arc treatments for the accurate targeting of large, irregularly shaped, or awkwardly-positioned tumors. (See related press release entitled Varian to Show...

Varian to Showcase RapidArc(TM) Radiotherapy Technology Enhancements at ASTRO 2008

...otherapy technology for speedy, precise volumetric arc IMRT. "Last year at this time, we introduced Rap...or is low in the neck area, so that a conventional arc would pass through the shoulder area. You can redu...y targeted with a single treatment that devotes an arc to each. "This new version of RapidArc is part o...

Presbyterian Cancer Center to Offer Cancer Patients High-End VMAT Treatments With the Installation of Elekta Infinity

...allas and Texas Oncology, PA, recently installed an Elekta Infinity system, enabling the facility to begin treating patients with Volumetric Modulated arc Therapy (VMAT). Elekta Infinity is the facility's first image guided linear accelerator, and will allow the Center to offer patients shortened treatme...

Signalife Announces Reverse Stock Split, Preferred Stock Dividend and $5 Million Investment

...in street name (such as in the case of the company's principal shareholder, arc Finance Group, LLC), will need to be exchanged by the shareholder of record...cable regulatory approvals. According to Mr. Perkins, "This investment by arc Finance Group and the company's directors in series 'B' preferred shares wi...

Brain Cancer Patients at Two Leading Hospitals Treated Using Fast and Efficient RapidArc Radiotherapy Technology from Varian Medical Systems

...spital, among the first in Europe to introduce Varian's RapidArc, began clinical treatments using this fast and efficient form of volumetric modulated arc therapy in early May and more than 20 patients have so far been treated using the capability. "In the first few months we used RapidArc to replace IMR...

Abbott Begins Post-Approval Study of XIENCE V(TM) Drug Eluting Stent

... measure of stent thrombosis (formation of blood clots) every year out to five years, as defined by the Dublin/Academic Research Consortium (ARC). The arc definition of late stent thrombosis was developed to eliminate variability in the definitions across various drug eluting stent trials. The co-prima...

FDA Approves Abbott's XIENCE(TM) V Drug Eluting Stent

...ombosis (0.3 percent for XIENCE V and 1.0 percent for TAXUS) and per the SPIRIT III protocol (0.2 percent for XIENCE V and 1.0 percent for TAXUS). The arc definition of late stent thrombosis was developed to eliminate variability in the definitions across various drug eluting stent trials. "Today's app...

Top Cancer Hospitals in Denmark and Netherlands First in Europe to Treat Patients With RapidArc(TM) Radiotherapy

...lete volumetric intensity-modulated radiation therapy treatment in a single arc of the treatment machine around the patient and makes it possible to delive...versatility of Varian's image-guided radiotherapy system, adding volumetric arc therapy to other advanced capabilities including fixed-beam IMRT and stereo...

ProMetic to obtain controlling stake in Pathogen Removal and Diagnostic Technologies Inc.

...f the LOI provide for an ongoing royalty stream to arc based on income derived from PRDT technology. In e... this deal is beneficial to both parties, allowing arc to share in the ongoing success of the jointly dev...t for prion removal. Corporate control moving from arc to ProMetic will allow the business to be driven f...

Real-World Data from ARRIVE Registries Show Favorable Outcomes for TAXUS(R) Express(TM) Stent

... (all death, Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI), or arc definite/probable stent thrombosis) between ARRIVE...esion revascularization (TLR) (6.2% vs. 3.4%), and arc stent thrombosis (2.2% vs. 0.9%). However, TAXUS S...vs. 7.7%, p=0.63), MI (2.5% vs. 2.2%, p=0.40), and arc stent thrombosis (3.0% vs. 2.4%, p=0.13). Patients...

Elekta Announces First Two Clinical Sites Using VMAT Cancer Treatment Capability

...lekta technology to implement clinical treatments with Volumetric Modulated arc Therapy (VMAT)*. With the recent CE designation of VMAT in Europe, the way ...ions for treating serious disease. *Elekta Volumetric Intensity Modulated arc Therapy (VMAT) is pending regulatory approvals in certain markets, includin...

Diagnostic Turnaround Improved by 600% Through Interoperability

... radiology group in Illinois, announced today that arc has improved physician efficiency and patient safe..., but also to improve patient safety and outcomes. arc recently completed the initial implementation of t... the associated costs. According to Dr. Anastos, arc plans to implement the MEDxConnect solution throug...

Elekta Showcases Stereotactic Systems for Cancer Care at Astro 2007

...ferences in patient set-up. Elekta Synergy inspires clinical confidence to undertake advanced radiation therapy techniques such as Intensity Modulated arc Therapy (IMRT) and Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT). Upgrades for even more efficient stereotactic workflow with Elekta Synergy will be displaye...

Elekta Announces Elekta Infinity - a New System for Faster and More Precise Treatment of Cancer Tumors

...ized for delivering Volumetric Intensity Modulated arc Therapy* (VMAT), a very fast Intensity Modulated R... three minutes and two minutes of highly conformal arc delivery of radiation. Head and neck treatments --...Elekta Infinity and Volumetric Intensity Modulated arc Therapy (VMAT) from Elekta are works in progress a...

ARRIVE Registry Analysis Demonstrates Continued Safety and Efficacy of TAXUS(R) Stent in Complex Real-World Patients

... (TVR, or re-treatment rate). Stent thrombosis per arc definition definite plus probable in the pooled pa...ve), TAXUS-related TVR (2.5%, 7.6% cumulative) and arc defined stent thrombosis (0.8%, 2.5% cumulative). ...etic patients and 1.0% for non-diabetics. Two-year arc defined stent thrombosis was 3.2% for diabetics an...

Elekta Announces New Cancer Care Solutions and Highlights Personalized Efficiency at ASTRO 2007

...R workflow featuring MOSAIQ, efficiency and advancements in IGRT and stereotaxy, and business and economic solutions. *Volumetric Intensity Modulated arc Therapy (VMAT) and MOSAIQ(TM) RTP are works in progress and not commercially available **HexaPOD(TM) evo is pending 510(k) clearance from the FDA Ab...

Elekta To Showcase Innovations in Radiotherapy and Unveil New Product That Expands Cancer Treatment Availability

... immobilization systems such as HeadFIX(R), BodyFIX(R), and HexaPOD(TM). An announcement on new offerings by Elekta in Volumetric Intensity Modulated arc Therapy (VMAT)* technique, which moves both collimator leaves and gantry during radiotherapy, will compare Elekta's VMAT solutions to other forms of r...

Wrapping up the Summer

...e, Rio, and Creative Labs, a new team at GoVideo has revitalized the Rave brand and delivered two new players styled for the hip teen set. The Rave-MP arc is a stylish model with up to 5G-bytes of audio storage. The sporty Rave-MP AMP is a lower-cost flash player with up to 256M-bytes of storage on board...

Storytelling makes a comeback in an unlikely place

... the consulting firm Partners for Progress and co-author of the organizational performance book Critical Shift, explained how simply following a story arc changes the whole face of business, creating better communication, recall and commitment in the workforce. Its my belief my contention there is a...

What makes Silicon Valley so different?

... about - or creating - the latest, greatest technology something. By contrast, Boston's "High Technology Highway," Route 128, draws a 60-plus mile arc around the city and its bedroom communities. Another 30 miles to the west, Interstate 495 sets a broader boundary around an area that once housed some...

A new wide field-of-view confocal imaging system and its applications in drug discovery and pathology

... In a conventional widefield microscope, the commonly used light sources are tungsten filament lamps with a continuum of blackbody radiation, or xenon arc lamps with a continuum between 300 and 800 nm. 21 However, in the brightfield detection mode of the wide field-of-view imaging system presented in th...

Minimizing Photobleaching of Blue Fluorescent Protein (BFP) using the Varian Cary Eclipse Fluorescence Spectrophotometer

...available fluorescence spectrophotometer with a continuous xenon arc lamp (Figure 2b). Continuous excitation from the Varian Cary Ecl... to other instruments fitted with xenon flash lamps or continuous arc lamps that continuously irradiate the sample. ...