Varian to Showcase Treatment and Care Technology Ecosystem at ASTRO 2016
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) today announced it will be exhibiting and demonstrating its latest radiotherapy and radiosurgery treatment, care coordination and analytics technologies and software September 25-27 in Boston, MA at the 2016 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, booth 5063. The company also will be hosting its users meeting on...
Read More »Varian Selected to Provide Compact Single-room Proton Therapy System for New Oncology Center in Singapore
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), today announced it has been selected by Proton Therapy Pte., Ltd. (http://www.proton.sg/) to install and service a Varian ProBeam-® Compact single-room proton therapy system for a new oncology center in Singapore. Construction of the new center is expected to begin by the end of 2016. In addition to a 10 year service agreement, Varian will...
Read More »ViewRay Receives Chinese Regulatory Approval for its MRIdian System
Brings Benefits of MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy to Large and Growing Chinese Market CLEVELAND -- ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAY) announced today that the company has received China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) approval for its MRIdian System, the world's first and only clinical MRI-guided radiation therapy system. The MRIdian system is a unique medical instrument that integrates full-time MR...
Read More »Varian Expands Access to Advanced Cancer Care in Bolivia
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Continuing its efforts to increase access to radiotherapy for cancer treatment worldwide, Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) announced the installation of a Clinac-® iX medical linear accelerator at Instituto Oncologico del Oriente Boliviano in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. First patient treatments were started earlier in August. In addition to the installation of the Clinac iX,...
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Microcontrollers in Power Electronics
This white paper explores the power supply advantages of digital microcontrollers, as well as how digital power supplies can be used to manage entire systems.
Read More »Cincinnati Children's/UC Health Proton Therapy Center Opens with ProBeam System from Varian
PALO ALTO, Calif. - The Cincinnati Children's/UC Health Proton Therapy Center officially opened today equipped with the ProBeam-® System from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). Housing two treatment rooms offering image-guided intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT), as well as one room dedicated to research, clinicians at the center are now working with patients and planning to begin...
Read More »Varian Eclipse Software Users Take Top Spots in Treatment Plan Study
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), today announced medical dosimetrists using its Eclipse™ treatment planning software created the top scoring photon and proton radiotherapy treatment plans in the 2016 American Association of Medical Dosimetrists (AAMD) and Radiosurgery Society (RSS) Plan Study. In addition to these two awards, Eclipse was also used to create the top five...
Read More »Varian to Demonstrate Latest Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Technologies and Software at AAPM 2016
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) today announced it will be demonstrating its latest radiotherapy and radiosurgery technologies and software July 31 – August 3 in Washington, D.C. at the 2016 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) show, booth 2051. The company will also be hosting a developer workshop July 29-30. What: Some of the Varian solutions...
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Responsive Respiratory Expands Offering of Home Filling Cylinders
St. Louis, Missouri – RRI adds exclusive M6 and E cylinder sizes to their selection of home filling cylinders. Responsive Respiratory’s line of home filling cylinders, valves and cylinder cases offers providers genuine home filling solutions for a fraction of the cost.- The expanded line of home filling cylinders, featuring exclusive M6 and E cylinder sizes, integrates with a major home care...
Read More »Varian-Equipped Maryland Proton Treatment Center Completes First Patient Treatment
PALO ALTO, Calif. –- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), today announced the Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) successfully completed its first patient treatment with the Varian ProBeam-® system. The MPTC at the University of Maryland BioPark in West Baltimore houses five treatment rooms and is the first in the Eastern US to offer image-guided intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT)...
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Weekend Getaway Turns into a Carbon Monoxide Nightmare
Alison Morgan spent about a month in UAB Hospital after a taking a weekend RV trip to the hayfields of Auburn for the Saturday's Iron Ball. On Friday of Talladega 500 weekend Alison, 38 yrs. old, went to sleep with her husband in an RV and woke up 10 days later in the Birmingham hospital. Her husband, Craig, 46 yrs. old, never woke up. He died that racing weekend, Saturday, Oct. 19, from carbon...
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Basalt America Announces Stronger, Lighter, and Corrosion-Free FRP's (Fiber Reinforced Polymers)
Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP), represents a truly groundbreaking advancement in structural reinforcement. Lightweight, strong, and green, they are changing the way the construction industry thinks about rebar. Unlike steel, FRPs don't rust and are far stronger than standard rebar. To learn why Fiber Reinforced Polymers are poised to change the way the world builds, see our video.
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