Varian places RT units; offers storage system

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Oncology NEWS InternationalOncology NEWS International Vol 18 No 2
Volume 18
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Varian Medical Systems, of Palo Alto, Calif., has installed new radiotherapy units at multiple sites worldwide:

Varian Medical Systems, of Palo Alto, Calif., has installed new radiotherapy units at multiple sites worldwide:

• Novalis Tx image-guided stereotactic body radiation therapy and radiosurgery platform at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.

• Novalis Tx radiosurgery platform at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, India.

• RapidArc radiotherapy systems at Innovative Cancer Institute in South Miami, Fla., at Trinitas Comprehensive Cancer Center in Elizabeth, N.J., and at Sudharz Krankenhaus in Nordhausen, Germany.

• Clinac DHX at North Estonia Regional Hospital in Tallinn, Estonia.

In other news, at RSNA 2008 in Chicago, Varian released OncoView, an oncology-specific image management and storage system. OncoView is designed to supplement a hospital’s existing PACS.

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