Our recent online twitter poll suggested that these 2 technologies could be game-changing.
Our partner companies showcase some important advances below.
MRI Adaptive
MR-guided ART, while in its early stages, has the potential to be a disruptive technology, read this paper fromJohn Christodouleas.
Seeing is believing! MRI-guided Radiotherapy from SMART cancer centres.
This cutting-edge technology allows clinicians to locate and track tumours during treatment, alter the radiation dosage in real-time and ensure the highest effective dose is being administered. Read their full newsletter.
Watch this video to learn more about Viewray's MRIdian Linac.IELare the UK agent for ViewRay.
Learn from the experts at VU centre, Netherlands. Read Anna Bruynzeel'spresentation from the recent IEL congress in Birmingham titled- Practical implementation of MR-guided RT : pancreatic SBRT as an example site.
Proton Beam Therapy
RayStation features robust optimization, which provides robustness also in cases where conventional margins fail. Read the white paper.
Release of ISOgray proton treatment planning system with pencil beam scanning technique. See their poster in our presentation zone.
RayStation 6 strikes the optimal balance between accurate physics modelling and speed, making it highly effective in clinical workflows. Read the white paper.
Proton Beam Therapy and CERN hadron technology are fighting cancer With LIGHT. See the article here.
See a sample SmartVue system at our booth #517 at ASTRO
Read all the tweets from ASTRO all saved in our Twitter moment.
Virtual Reality tour, booth 1317: See how MRIdian Linac treatments unfold at Henry Ford Cancer Institute via virtual video.
More News
Varian Holds First Clinical Workshop at New Algeria Facility. See the press release.
Considering working in the UK? Talk to Jennie Reeves as they have positions available across the UK.
Future e-news subjects
-November: Radiotherapy software products and patients management systems... we ask partner companies what new developments can do for your centre.
-December: Advances in Intra-Operative radiotherapy and low KV treatment systems.
-January: A feature on radiotherapy recruitment, training and CPD.
-February: Medical Physics tools and dosimetry systems.
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