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Varian Medical Systems Selected to Equip First Satellite Radiotherapy Center in Scotland

GLASGOW, Scotland - Cancer patients in the west of Scotland will gain access to state-of-the-art cancer treatment closer to home when a new radiotherapy center opens near Glasgow next year. Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) has been selected to equip the new department and an order was placed in June for four TrueBeam™ medical linear accelerators. Two of the new TrueBeam systems, which offer...

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Yashoda Cancer Institute Commences Radiosurgery Treatments Using Varian Clinac Linear Accelerator

HYDERABAD, India - Clinicians at a leading cancer center in India have become the first in the country to commence advanced lung, liver and brain radiotherapy treatments using a Clinac-® medical linear accelerator from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). The accelerator has been enhanced with High Intensity Mode dose delivery capability, which is allowing doctors at Yashoda Cancer Institute to...

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CIVCO to Showcase Protura and Varian Interface at AAPM 2014

CORALVILLE, Iowa - CIVCO Medical Solutions, the leading provider of radiation oncology motion management solutions, will demonstrate the Protura™ Robotic Patient Positioning System's seamless interface with Varian's Clinac-® iX and Trilogy-® medical linear accelerators via the Varian Motion Management Interface the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting in...

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Dutch Cancer Patients to Benefit from Erasmus Medical Center's New Treatment Technology

Largest medical center in the Netherlands upgrades with several Elekta Versa HD linear accelerators ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands- — Clinicians at the Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, will be able to offer patients the most modern cancer treatment available through its purchase of Elekta Versa HD™ linear accelerators (linacs) and a substantial...

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Varian Medical Systems Installs the Company's 500th Medical Linear Accelerator in Japan at the Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital

Hospital acquires a second Varian system for treating cancer with image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery KYOTO, Japan - Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), a leading manufacturer of medical devices for treating cancer with image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery, recently installed its 500th medical linear accelerator in Japan at the Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital.-  The hospital...

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Varian Medical Systems Partners with the Algerian Ministry of Health to Equip Cancer Centers with Advanced Technology for Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery

Varian to provision six cancer treatment centers and establish a local office to support the Algerian government's efforts to expand cancer treatment services ALGIERS, Algeria - Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Algerian Ministry of Health (MOH) that will include the provisioning of six cancer treatment centers with $51 million of...

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Elekta Announces Strategic Partnership with McLaren Health Care to Improve Cancer Care in Michigan

Agreement secures full Elekta solution across the McLaren enterprise ATLANTA- – The ability to effectively manage data across disparate health systems to help drive quality care will be a cornerstone for health systems of the future. Elekta is proud to announce today that it has joined forces with Michigan-based McLaren Health Care to launch MOSAIQ-® oncology information system throughout...

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CIVCO Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of Protura(TM) Robotic Patient Positioning System Integration with Varian Clinac® iX and Trilogy® Linacs

CORALVILLE, Iowa- – CIVCO Medical Solutions, the leading provider of radiation oncology motion management solutions, is pleased to announce U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance of Protura™ Robotic Patient Positioning System integration with Varian Medical Systems' Motion Management Interface. Protura remotely repositions patients with robotic 6 degrees of freedom to ensure...

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CIVCO's Protura and Varian Integration Keeps Motion Management Clearly on Target at ASTRO 2013

CORALVILLE, Iowa - CIVCO Medical Solutions, the leading provider of radiation oncology motion management solutions, is pleased to demonstrate integration (510(k) pending) between the Protura™ Robotic Patient Positioning System and Varian's Clinac-® iX and Trilogy-® medical linear accelerators via the Varian Motion Management Interface at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)...

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Elekta to Spotlight Versa HD System at 2013 ASTRO Annual Meeting

Initial clinical results of Elekta's new flagship linear accelerator emerging globally ATLANTA –- Elekta (booth #942) will exhibit its Versa HD™ system at the 55(th) Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), September 22-24 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. In the six months since its introduction, Versa HD has been building momentum worldwide,...

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