Megavoltage CT Imaging Unlocks Fossil Mysteries Feb 2, 2008
TomoTherapy, Inc.'s Hi-Art radiation machine, developed at the University of Wisconsin Madison, is designed to treat patients with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) ... The use of image-guided IMRT technology has shown promise in , and TomoTherapy is expected to soon have competitors ... gets Food and Drug Administration approval to sell its RapidArc IMRT system. (Scientific American)
Good Samaritan Hospital Among Top Five Percent in Nation According to Quality Study Jan 31, 2008
Specializing in cardiac services, women s services, orthopedics, oncology, and ophthalmology, Good Samaritan Hospital offers Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurosciences program featuring the Gamma Knife radiosurgery, Ophthalmologic Program including Retinal Surgery, Orthopedic Surgical Program including Sports Medicine, Oncology Program using the latest in radiation therapy IMRT and HDR, Kidney Stone services, Transfusion-Free Medicine and Surgery Center, and Emergency Services. For... (BusinessWire)
Ground broken on Gonzales cancer treatment facility Jan 31, 2008
The new treatment facility will feature advanced technology such as a high-energy linear accelerator which utilizes image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), state-of-the-art imaging using positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT), sophisticated treatment planning stations, as well as physics and dosimetry quality assurance instrumentation and software. The facility will also be supported by MBPCC's 16-member medical physics team. (Gonzales Ascension Citizen, LA)
Varian radiotherapy device gets FDA approval Jan 3, 2008
Palo Alto-based Varian (NYSE:VAR) said the technology delivers "image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy two to eight times faster and more precisely than is possible with conventional IMRT or helical tomotherapy.". The two FDA clearances for RapidArc cover the treatment hardware and the RapidArc treatment planning software module in Varian's Eclipse treatment planning system. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Interview with Dr. Suresh Rao Head, Father Muller Oncology Centre Dec 8, 2007
In Radiation, FMOC has the latest Medical Linear Accelerator from Varian Medical Systems, Inc, USA, Image-guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) from BrainLAB, Germany, Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and high dose Brachytherapy for Gynaecological and Breast cancer ... Treatment modalities like IGRT and IMRT will enable high standards in radiation therapy for treating cancer patients in FMOC. Best wishes from a Radiotherapy Engineer. (Mangalorean.com)
Mangalore: Kalam to open Fr Muller Oncology Centre on Dec 9 Dec 7, 2007
It will have highly sophisticated Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) and floor based Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) which is the first to be installed in India, he said. Stating that research and technological advancement has changed the scenario for vast number of cancer patients, Fr Rodrigues said that a gastroscopy camp conducted at the hospital recently detected five persons with cancer. (Bellevision)
Newer radiation treatment easier for some throat cancer patients Dec 3, 2007
Treating throat cancer with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) can improve the health-related quality of life of patients compared to conventional radiation therapy (CRT), according to a study in the December 1 issue of the International Journal for Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology ... The focus of the study, conducted by the University of Iowa Department of Radiation Oncology and Department of... (Hindu)
Antioxidants Could Provide All-purpose Radiation Protection Nov 6, 2007
15, 2006) Breast cancer patients who undergo a new radiation technique called intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) after surgery are three times less likely to have severe skin reactions from the. . (Science Daily)
Men, Don't Skip Your Prostate Cancer Treatment Appointments Nov 2, 2007
A typical course of external beam therapy such as IMRT is about five days a week for eight weeks ... A majority of patients (1,362) received 3D conformal radiation therapy while about a quarter (434) received IMRT, intensity modulated radiation therapy. (Science Daily)
Higher Doses Of Radiation For Prostate Cancer Do Not Decrease Sexual Function, Study Finds Nov 1, 2007
IMRT, or intensity-modulated radiation therapy, is a technique for delivering radiation that more precisely targets the tumor ... "IMRT is revolutionizing how we treat men with prostate cancer because it improves our ability to avoid normal tissue. As a result, more radiation dose can be delivered to the prostate by increasing the amount of radiation each day. Increasing the radiation used each day is particularly attractive because it also shortens the treatment time by several days. "We need... (Science Daily)
Extra Radiation Dose Prevents Breast Cancer Return In Young Women, Study Suggests Oct 31, 2007
1, 2007) Women with breast cancer who receive higher doses of radiation with IMRT each day can reduce their treatment time by two weeks without increasing side effects, according to a new study. Intensity. (Science Daily)
Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy Won't Affect Sexual Function Oct 31, 2007
A team at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia tracked 155 men with intermediate- to high-risk prostate cancer who underwent intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), a technique that more precisely targets the tumor. "IMRT is revolutionizing how we treat men with prostate cancer, because it improves our ability to avoid normal tissue. As a result, more radiation dose can be delivered to the prostate by increasing the amount of radiation each day. Increasing the radiation used each day is... (MEDLINEplus)
Women with breast cancer have less dermatitis when treated with IMRT Oct 29, 2007
But researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center say women being treated with IMRT (intensity-modulated radiation therapy) are less likely to have serious dermatitis ... Freedman says IMRT can reduce the risk of dermatitis ... IMRT allows the radiation to be distributed in more beams across the skin, avoiding the full-on assault of conventional radiation. (EurekAlert!)
Integrated approach to IMRT provides quality care for head and neck cancer patients Oct 29, 2007
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28 Results from a University of Pittsburgh study demonstrate that intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for head and neck cancer can be uniformly delivered in a large health care system of academic and community cancer centers through a centralized planning and treatment process ... Our study demonstrates that it is feasible for head and neck cancer patients to receive IMRT in their own communities without sacrificing high-quality care, said Dwight Heron, M.D.,... (EurekAlert!)
Positioning pelvic cancer patients on stomachs for radiation yields better results Oct 29, 2007
This process is also referred to image-guided radiation therapy or IGRT. The treatment system in the study, TomoTherapy HiArt, delivers intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with a helical, or spiral delivery pattern ... In the study 30 patients were treated with IMRT under daily image guidance. (EurekAlert!)
IBA and Elekta Initiate Global Particle Therapy Program at ASTRO Oct 28, 2007
On the Elekta side, this can include an array of Elekta products and solutions such as the MOSAIQ(TM) workflow management and information system (OIS), MOSAIQ Proton Therapy module, patient immobilization devices, localization systems, and even the Elekta Synergy(R) advanced IMRT and IGRT delivery system. On the IBA side, the agreement includes the comprehensive Proteus system. (PR Newswire)
Fighting Cancer Goes High Tech With Good Results Oct 17, 2007
A machine at Sutter Solano Cancer Center in Vallejo delivers what's called Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, or IMRT. The center opened in December of 2005 ... Overall, doctors said IMRT is credited with better survival rates, and fewer side effects since it's so precise. (KCRA 3, CA)
CMS gets FDA approval for radiation treatment platform Oct 17, 2007
St. Louis-based received clearance from the to begin distributing its next-generation IMRT planning platform, which could increase the efficiency and accuracy of radiation treatment planning, for clinical use in the U.S., the company said Tuesday ... The FDA gave approval for the IMRT planning platform called Monaco. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Elekta Selected to Supply Advanced Radiation Therapy Capability to Greece's Largest Private Hospital Sep 26, 2007
Complementing Elekta Axesse, HYGEIA will also install Elekta Synergy for intensity modulated and image guided radiation therapy (IMRT and IGRT), allowing clinicians to visualize the target, as well as surrounding anatomy and organs, at the time of treatment as a three dimensional volume. The result is unmatched clinical confidence in radiation therapy, enabling more aggressive treatment of tumors while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue. (BusinessWire)
Elekta Displays Complete Volumetric Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy Solutions at ESTRO Sep 12, 2007
Elekta VMAT provides highly conformal IMRT treatment in less time VMAT solutions available from Elekta allow users to treat patients with an innovative technique that combines gantry rotation with dynamic multileaf collimation for highly conformal, intensity-modulated radiation therapy ... Amanda Deighton, Product Manager of Radiotherapy Delivery Systems at Elekta, says, "Planning studies show that performing Volumetric Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy provides optimized efficiency and... (PR Newswire)
Elekta Demonstrates Commitment to Stereotactic Innovation at EANS Sep 4, 2007
Clinical solutions include, among others, Leksell Gamma Knife(R) product line for non-invasive treatment of brain disorders, Elekta Axesse(TM) for Image guided Stereotactic treatments, and Elekta Synergy(R) for intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image guided radiation therapy (IGRT). Following the acquisition of IMPAC Medical Systems Inc. in April 2005, the Elekta Group became the world's largest supplier of oncology software. (PR Newswire)
St. Elizabeth Hospital, Mary Bird Perkins partner for oupatient cancer care center Jul 25, 2007
LeJeune said the new treatment facility will feature advanced technology, including a high-energy linear accelerator utilizing image guided radiation therapy (IGRT), intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), state of the art imaging using positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT), sophisticated treatment planning stations, as well as physics and dosimetry quality assurance instrumentation and software. The facility will also be supported by MBPCC's 16-member medical... (Gonzales Ascension Citizen, LA)
BWWMH upgrades oncology center facilities Jun 12, 2007
They have purchased a new dual-energy machine that is capable of Intensive Modular Radiation Therapy (IMRT). The new machine is equipped to do radiation treatments that protect more of the surrounding tissue than traditional radiation treatment options. (Demopolis Times, AL)
Radiation For Breast Cancer: Less Is Best? Jun 5, 2007
That method is called intensity modulated radiation therapy, or IMRT. In IMRT, multiple radiation beams are focused at the breast from many directions. A computerized program allows doctors to adjust both the strength and the intensity of the beams so that more radiation is blasted at the tumor site and less is delivered to surrounding healthy tissue. (CBS News)
IMRT Allows Higher Radiation Therapy Dose For Breast Cancer Jun 2, 2007
Women with breast cancer who receive higher doses of radiation with IMRT each day can reduce their treatment time by two weeks without increasing side effects, according to a study released today in the June 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is a specialized form of radiation therapy that allows the radiation to be more... (Science Daily)
Improved Delivery Shortens Breast Cancer Radiation Time Jun 2, 2007
The research team used intensity-modulated radiation therapy, or IMRT, a system that's more accurate at targeting the radiation, to see if treatment time could be shortened and the daily dose increased without any more ill effects than using the standard treatment. "It's a bigger daily dose, but we feel it is more accurately and evenly distributed with IMRT," explained lead researcher Dr. Gary Freedman, a radiation oncologist at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia ... While previous studies... (MEDLINEplus)
Increasing Radiation Dose Shortens Treatment Time For Women Who Choose Breast Sparing Treatment May 31, 2007
In the first known study of its kind, physicians at Fox Chase demonstrated that treatment time can be shortened from six to four weeks using IMRT (intensity-modulated radiation therapy), a highly sophisticated system of delivering external-beam radiation that allows for more even dose distribution and accuracy as well as lower doses to organs such as lung and heart, thus reducing side effects. Using IMRT, this study examined the delivery of a higher daily dose of radiation over four weeks... (Science Daily)
Varian Medical Systems and RaySearch Laboratories Sign Long-Term Collaboration Agreement to Develop Advanced Radiotherapy Treatment Planning May 8, 2007
The Varian-RaySearch collaboration agreement involves radiobiological evaluation and radiobiological optimization of treatment plans for standard photon/electron radiotherapy, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and proton therapy, as well as optimization of conventional 3-D CRT. The products will be seamlessly integrated into the Eclipse package ... In February 2006 an agreement was signed with Scanditronix-Wellhfer regarding development of products for improved quality assurance of... (BusinessWire)
Specialty hospitals experiment with the latest in medical technology Apr 14, 2007
The LINAC (linear accelerator) machine, with a multi-leaf collimator, delivers intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to cancer patients ... "When you do IMRT, you indicate what area of the anatomy you want treated, and the dose you want to deliver to that area, and the dose you want to deliver to surrounding areas," Senyszyn advises. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Formulating an anti-cancer strategy Apr 10, 2007
IMRT, a technology developed in the 1990s, delivers radiation in tens of thousands of beamlets ... The benefit of IMRT is its ability to target oddly shaped tumors while avoiding healthy organs nearby. (Albany Times Union)
Cancer concernsHow new state of the art NHS equipment is lying idle Apr 8, 2007
Ipswich Hospital uses this new software IMRT on all its head and neck cancer cases ... Dot West, has been treated using IMRT and says it had a dramatic effect. (BBC News -- UK)
Precise radiation therapy spares healthy tissue Apr 5, 2007
One relatively new treatment method, known as intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), uses some of the latest equipment and medical expertise to go after cancer ... IMRT equipment includes a computer-controlled linear accelerator, a machine which produces high energy X-rays ... Because IMRT is so precise, it is particularly important for the patient to remain still. (Lumberton The Robesonian, NC)
Hospital’s Cancer Center pushes toward grand opening Mar 28, 2007
The CT machine will then communicate to the linear accelerator (IMRT), pinpointing the exact location of the tumor and where the radiation doses need to travel ... And if the tumor shrinks, then we only want to aim at the tumor, which is what the IMRT will be able to do. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
LJC hears about Schneck projects Mar 19, 2007
IMRT is an advanced mode of high-precision radiotherapy that utilizes computer-controlled x-ray accelerators to deliver precise radiation doses to a malignant tumor or specific areas within the tumor ... he IMRT will be able to pinpoint and only direct radiation to the cancerous spot. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
Measuring Lung Motion Leads To Better Radiation Treatment For Lung Cancer Mar 14, 2007
The three-dimensional model, in turn, guides treatment modalities such as intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in which several radiation beams are turned on and off and their intensity altered depending on the organs that the beams pass through. Low believes one of the most important consequences of their research is a new understanding of how mobile lung tumors are. (Science Daily)
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7 million Center for Radiation Therapy, which includes a state-of-the-art linear accelerator and IMRT technology, opened in 2004. Photo courtesy Lake Regional Health System. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Machine learning could speed up radiation therapy for cancer patients Feb 7, 2007
"Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) has exploded in popularity, but the technique can require hours of manual tuning to determine an effective radiation treatment for a given patient," said Richard Radke, assistant professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering at Rensselaer ... IMRT adds nuance and flexibility to radiation therapy, increasing the likelihood of treating a tumor without endangering surrounding healthy tissue ... Each IMRT beam is composed of thousands of... (EurekAlert!)
Swedish Cancer Institute First in the World to Offer GPS for the Body(R) to Assist With Precision-Guided Prostate Cancer Treatments Jan 31, 2007
They include a variety of technologies, including Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Image- Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), linear accelerator-based stereotactic radio surgery, Calypso(R) 4D Localization System, Xoft Axxent(TM) Electronic Brachytherapy System, MammoSite(R) Radiation Therapy System, the Seattle CyberKnife Center(TM) at Swedish Medical Center, and Northwest Hospital Gamma Knife Center. About the Seattle Prostate Institute at Swedish Medical Center The Seattle Prostate... (PR Newswire)
Friends announce officers, gifts Jan 29, 2007
The outgoing Friends board's six-year tenure resulted in raising a record-setting amount of more than $850,000 that has supported several important hospital initiatives, including the diagnostic imaging suite in the Robert F. Stoico/FIRSTFED Center for Breast Care and a linear accelerator with IMRT capabilities in the Hudner Oncology Center ... "Thanks to the Friends' vigorous efforts, they have helped provide mammography screening to thousands of women. Also with deep thanks to them, our newest... (The Standard-Times, MA)
