For this installment of our interview series with leaders in the field of radiation oncology, we spoke with Dr. Gino Fallone. The inventor of MagnetTx’s new Aurora-RT linear accelerator, he serves as Professor and Director of the Division of Medical…
Radiation therapy technology is advancing as quickly as ever—but where previous decades have seen improvements in precision, localization, and patient outcomes, experts are now turning their attention to other areas for improvement. For 20 years, Dr. Marco Carlone has been…
Advancements in linear accelerator technology and software-controlled radiation treatment have had a tremendous positive impact on patient outcomes and on the practice of radiation oncology. However, these advancements have also made the commissioning process for linear accelerators more complex. In…
The word Ximatron sounds a little like a modern-day Cyber Robot. But in reality, it’s become more of a Cyber Dinosaur. Conventional simulators like the Varian Ximatron, Varian Acuity, and Elekta (Nucletron) Simulix, have largely been replaced by CT Scanners…
One common debate among medical equipment professionals is the useful life of a machine. Nowadays, manufacturers of radiation therapy equipment like to claim that the useful life of equipment is only 7-8 years. They argue that a 7-year-old device was…
OncoServ, a comprehensive cancer center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, recently inaugurated its new stereotactic radiosurgery suite (SRS). The newly installed equipment, a CyberKnife robotic system, complements other linear accelerators at the center, including a Varian Unique linear accelerator capable…
Anyone trying to buy or sell a car knows that they’re entering a market unlike any other. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the average age of vehicles on U.S. roadways has hit an all-time record…
Industry experts know the truth: In the United States today, hospitals and clinics generally prefer the Varian TrueBeam® linear accelerator. It’s versatile, reliable, and capable of integrating seamlessly with Varian’s Eclipse™ and Aria® software systems. New and experienced staff alike…
Every linac vault has a base frame. How do you remove a linear accelerator base frame? A History of Base Frames In the 90’s and early 2000’s, most Varian linear accelerators installed globally included a base frame that consisted of…
Pleasant Patient Experience Over the past several years, patient experience has become an increasingly important measure of performance for clinics and hospitals. Whether a patient feels comfortable and relaxed during a visit can impact a hospital’s ranking and even its…