Health News – Cancer Patients In Scotland Gain Access To Advanced RapidArc Radiotherapy Treatments From Varian Medical Systems
One of the UK’s largest radiotherapy departments has begun treatments using fast and efficient RapidArc® technology from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). Four head & neck cancer patients have been treated to date at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre in Glasgow. The advanced RapidArc system, which has been introduced clinically on two Varian Clinac® medical linear accelerators, delivers precise image-guided IMRT (intensity modulated radiotherapy) up to four times faster than conventional IMRT, which the Beatson introduced in 2005…
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July 17 2010 01:09 am | General