SRS

NSH CyberKnife Cancer Center at the Neuro Spinal Hospital in Dubai has conducted its first simulated therapy for multiple brain cavernomas using PseudoPatient, RTsafe’s patient-specific quality assurance process. This represents the first application of PseudoPatient in the Gulf region. The hospital is said to be the first in the UAE to use the CyberKnife system […]

Radiosurgery departments aiming to achieve International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society (ISRS) certification can now streamline their preparation process with the help of RTsafe. As a provider of end-to-end stereotactic radiosurgery products and services, RTsafe has launched a dedicated consulting service to help applicants achieve the quality assurance and patient safety requirements of ISRS. The certification service […]

The TrueView 100 Pro from CompAI, supplied by RPS Service, specimen radiography system (SRS) uses advanced radiography and automated software to precisely identify tumour lesions in resected or biopsied breast tissue. Fast and accurate complete removal of the breast tumour greatly improves patient outcomes. With its AI enhanced voice control and gesture sensing, there is […]

This cutting-edge technology developed by Brainlab is the first application of a 4D Thermal Camera tracking the patient’s external surface whilst correlating with X-Rays internal anatomical information for submillimetric accuracy radiotherapy treatment. Deep integration with Varian and Elekta delivery platforms enables a broad range of streamlined workflows accommodating both Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) and Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR). Building […]

Clinical nurse specialist Rebecca Bentley, SRS lead radiographer Rachel Clements, consultant clinical oncologist Dr Luis Aznar-Garcia, IGRT lead radiographer Suzanne Jordan, SRS lead physicist Anna Bangiri and radiotherapy services manager Russell Hart. Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the first trust in the UK to have installed pioneering equipment to enable patients in the East Midlands […]

National Centre for Stereotactic Radiosurgery clinical scientist Kate Hunt. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one the centres that will deliver specialist stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic radiotherapy (SRS/SRT) to treat patients with brain tumours, epilepsy and pain disorders.  Access to specialist Gamma Knife treatments for patients in South Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire will […]

Presenting at the stereotactic treatment session is Dr Wilko Verbakel from VU University Medical Centre in Amsterdam. Radiotherapy professionals from eight leading UK cancer centres attended a seminar in October to learn more about the use of Varian’s RapidArc system for stereotactic treatments of multiple metastases. They travelled to Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology in the […]