Radiation oncology vendor Varian Medical Systems said that the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) has agreed to purchase a variety of the company's radiotherapy treatment products.
Palo Alto, CA-based Varian said it will provide four Clinac iX linear accelerators equipped with On-Board Imager devices for image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), and high-resolution 120-leaf multileaf collimators; an Acuity digital imaging device for treatment simulation and verification; 20 Eclipse treatment planning workstations for planning external beam radiotherapy, including 3D conformal, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), IGRT, and proton treatments; the xArray optical guidance system; the RPM respiratory gating system; the Aria oncology information system; and accessories for delivering stereotactic radiosurgery.
A new UPHS cancer treatment facility is expected to be ready for clinical use some time in 2008, according to Varian.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
July 28, 2006
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