Emory Proton Therapy Center gears up to open in late 2018 (Photos)
Patient consults are slated to begin for the center in fall 2018, and the first patients will be treated in winter 2018. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - January 30, 2018 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ellie Hensley Source Type: news
UAB selects California company's equipment for Proton Therapy Center
A piece of Silicon Valley is headed to Birmingham for UAB's new Proton Therapy Center.
Construction is set to get under way on the center, and first treatments are expected to start in 2020.
The new center will house a Varian Pro Beam Compact single-room proton therapy system from Varian, a Silicon Valley-based company. Proton International selected Varian, which is also providing its ARIA information management system and Eclipse treatment planning system.
"We are excited about this expansion… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 29, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tyler Patchen Source Type: news
UAB selects California company's equipment for Proton Therapy Center
A piece of Silicon Valley is headed to Birmingham for UAB's new Proton Therapy Center.
Construction is set to get under way on the center, and first treatments are expected to start in 2020.
The new center will house a Varian Pro Beam Compact single-room proton therapy system from Varian, a Silicon Valley-based company. Proton International selected Varian, which is also providing its ARIA information management system and Eclipse treatment planning system.
"We are excited about this expansion… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - January 29, 2018 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Tyler Patchen Source Type: news
University of Miami to build proton therapy center
The University of Miami announced a deal to build a proton therapy center at its Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, which would make it the third proton facility in South Florida.
The university signed a deal with Palo Alto, California-based Varian (NYSE: VAR) to build its ProBeam at UHealth Tower on its medical school campus. Groundbreaking will take place this spring, installation of the massive equipment should start in early 2019, and patient treatments should commence in the first half… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 25, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Brian Bandell Source Type: news
Varian Selected to Provide Compact Single-room System for First Proton Therapy Center in Alabama
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 24, 2018 - Varian (NYSE: VAR) today announced it has been selected by Proton International to install a Varian ProBeam® Compact single-room proton therapy system in the new University of Alabama at Birmingham Proton Therapy Center. Construction on the new center is expected to begin at the end of January 2018, and first patient treatments are expected to start in early 2020. In addition to the equipment, Varian will also provide its ARIA® information...This story is related to the following:Clinical Medical Equipment (Source: Industrial Newsroom - Health, Medical and Dental Supplies)
Source: Industrial Newsroom - Health, Medical and Dental Supplies - January 25, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Source Type: news
Varian Medical Systems beats The Street with Q1 earnings
Varian Medical (NYSE:VAR) yesterday topped the consensus earnings forecast on Wall Street with its fiscal first-quarter results, despite a slide into red ink, sending share prices up today in pre-market trading.
The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company posted losses of -$112.2 million, or -$1.22 per share, on sales of $678.5 million for the three months ended Dec. 29, 2017, for a top-line gain of 12.8%.
Adjusted to exclude one-time items, including a $234.7 million charge for taxes on earnings as a result of the tax reforms enacted last year, earnings per share were $1.06, 4¢ ahead of The Street. Analysts there were looking f...
Source: Mass Device - January 25, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: MassDevice Earnings Roundup Radiosurgery Wall Street Beat Varian Medical Systems Source Type: news
Hitachi nets FDA OK for proton therapy technology
Hitachi has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 24, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Hitachi receives FDA 510(k) for advanced motion management for its proton therapy system
(Hokkaido University) Hitachi, Ltd. and Hokkaido University announced that it has obtained U.S. Food& Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the commercialization of " Real Time Image Gating System for Proton Beam Therapy Systems " (RGPT), allowing for its systems in the United States to treat patients with cutting-edge motion management together with its advanced Spot Scanning irradiation technology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - January 24, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Florida Cancer Centers: Proton therapy the latest weapon against cancer in South Florida
Baptist Health South Florida opened the region's first proton therapy center, and a second facility is under construction. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 19, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Brian Bandell Source Type: news
Proton therapy the latest weapon against cancer in South Florida
Baptist Health South Florida opened the region's first proton therapy center, and a second facility is under construction. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - January 19, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Brian Bandell Source Type: news
Proton therapy the latest weapon against cancer in South Florida
Baptist Health South Florida opened the region's first proton therapy center, and a second facility is under construction. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - January 19, 2018 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Brian Bandell Source Type: news
Broward Health hires hospital CEO from for-profit rival
Broward Health hired Jared M. Smith as CEO of its Broward Health Coral Springs hospital.
Smith, a CPA, was recently the national service line administrator for cardiac and vascular services for Tenet Healthcare and, before that, was COO of Tenet’s Delray Medical Center. He implemented nearly $100 million in major development initiatives at that hospital, including a proton therapy c enter that is currently under construction.
“With Jared’s extensive hospital operations experience, we are… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - January 18, 2018 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Brian Bandell Source Type: news
Broward Health hires hospital CEO from for-profit rival
Broward Health hired Jared M. Smith as CEO of its Broward Health Coral Springs hospital.
Smith, a CPA, was recently the national service line administrator for cardiac and vascular services for Tenet Healthcare and, before that, was COO of Tenet’s Delray Medical Center. He implemented nearly $100 million in major development initiatives at that hospital, including a proton therapy c enter that is currently under construction.
“With Jared’s extensive hospital operations experience, we are… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 18, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Brian Bandell Source Type: news
Proton Therapy Not Better Than IMRT in Lung Cancer Proton Therapy Not Better Than IMRT in Lung Cancer
In a randomized trial comparing the two modalities, proton therapy was not superior in reducing the rate of serious lung toxicityMedscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - January 18, 2018 Category: Radiology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Mevion wins FDA 510(k) for S250i proton therapy system
Mevion Medical Systems said yesterday it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Mevion S250i proton therapy system featuring pencil beam scanning technology, and touted that the first unit was installed at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C.
The Mevion S250i features improved pencil beam scanning fields and Hyperscan pencil beam scanning tech to allow for faster energy layer switching, the Littleton, Mass.-based company said.
“The S250i system represents the next generation of intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) delivered in the most compact proton therapy platform. We are proud that the MEVION...
Source: Mass Device - January 4, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: 510(k) Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Oncology Regulatory/Compliance Mevion Medical Systems Source Type: news
