Canadian scientists are developing a new technology that integrates two existing medical devices -- medical linear accelerators, or "linacs," which produce powerful X-rays for treating cancer, and ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. July 27, 2009 -- Canadian scientists at the University of Alberta's Cross Cancer Institute are developing a new technology that integrates two existing medical devices -- medical ...

Lead author Jan Lagendijk (left) and first author Bas Raaymakers from UMC Utrecht. (Courtesy: UMC Utrecht) A research paper describing the first clinical use of a 1.5 T MRI-Linac for MRI-guided ...

BOSTON — On a recent Wednesday morning at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a team of two radiation therapists, a radiation oncologist, and a physicist sat glued to a screen filled with black-and-white ...

The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine is one of the first centers in the nation to add MR-linac to its technology, helping to more precisely treat tumors. The UI Radiation Oncology ...

The first healthy volunteer has been scanned using a revolutionary new type of radiotherapy machine, which is set to transform cancer treatment by allowing radiation to be aimed at tumours with ...

Partners Royal Philips ($PHG) and Elekta ($EKTA) have started installing a high-field, MRI-guided linear accelerator system at The Netherlands Cancer Institute in ...

The QUASAR MRID 3D phantom contains an array of 1502 precisely machined fiducial markers for accurate position detection. The markers are pre-filled with mineral oil for fast and easy use. The system ...

The study, led by Eric A. Mellon, M.D., Ph.D. and Kaylie Cullison, Ph.D., at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the first to quantify tumor changes in glioblastoma patients receiving MRI-guided ...

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Elekta and Philips teams recently completed installation of the first high field (1.5 Tesla) MRI-guided linear accelerator in the United States. By ...