radiotherapy

The ZiFix Traverse respiratory motion management and patient immobilisation device is now available from Oncology Imaging Systems (OIS) in the UK and Republic of Ireland. The system attaches to compatible Qfix devices to help immobilise…
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Prostate cancer specialists from the radiotherapy department at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust are thought to be the first in the world to use an innovative technique to help patients receiving treatment for…
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A grandfather of three has become the UK’s first lung cancer patient to benefit from Elekta MR-linac radiotherapy treatment at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. Barry Staniforth was treated using the equipment that performs real-time MR…
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StructSure, AI QA has been launched by Standard Imaging and is available from Oncology Imaging Systems (OIS). A QA software for auto-segmentation contouring engines, StructSure is a fast, intuitive application that allows users to…
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Earlier this year, the mould room at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham took delivery of a RapidHeat Oven, supplied by Oncology Imaging Systems (OIS), which quickly reaches working temperatures for heating Aquaplast RT and Fibreplast…
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has signed a 10-year QA Pilot contract for its radiotherapy department including six linacs, brachytherapy, superficial, CT and contact rooms. Supplied by Oncology Imaging Systems (OIS), QA Pilot is…
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Singleton Hospital in Swansea has worked with Oncology Systems Limited (OSL) in order to investigate the benefits of introducing ART-Plan AI into its radiotherapy planning workflow. Clinical scientist in the medical physics department Adam…
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Singleton Hospital in Swansea has acquired a second Philips Big Bore RT scanner with improved 4DCT reconstruction times that help improve the imaging department’s clinical workflow. Radiographers will no longer need to wait until the end of…
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Last year brought a unique set of challenges and opportunities to businesses worldwide and, in recognition of the struggles many of its global partners worked to overcome, Beekley Medical created an award for global marketer of the year.…
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Therapeutic radiographers in The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust’s MR-linac unit have started treating patients for the first time without a clinical oncologist present, following a training and supervision programme. The Royal…
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