COVID-19 delays Fujifilm deal to buy Hitachi Medical
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Fujifilm Medical Systems to slightly delay...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Fujifilm lands 3 new Synapse contracts Fujifilm prepares for new product launches at ECR 2020 Hitachi plans new imaging innovation center Hitachi board votes to sell medical division to Fujifilm Report: Fujifilm plans to buy Hitachi imaging business Hitachi delivers proton therapy unit to Sibley Memorial (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 2, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Mevion gets proton therapy nod in Canada
Mevion Medical Systems has received a medical device license from Health Canada...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Mevion promotes Kienast to COO Mevion makes proton sale in major China region Mevion lands order in Taiwan Mevion to showcase products, partnerships at ASTRO 2019 Mevion, C-Rad integrate proton therapy technology (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 23, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Alabama's Only Proton Therapy Center Treats First Patient with Varian ProBeam
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 17, 2020 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Varian (NYSE: VAR) announced today, Proton International at UAB has now treated its first cancer patient with the Varian ProBeam® Compact proton therapy system. The center,... Devices, Oncology Varian Medical Systems, ProBeam, proton therapy, radiotherapy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - March 17, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Hitachi plans new imaging innovation center
Hitachi Healthcare Americas plans to launch a new medical imaging innovation...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Hitachi board votes to sell medical division to Fujifilm Report: Fujifilm plans to buy Hitachi imaging business Hitachi delivers proton therapy unit to Sibley Memorial Hitachi takes order for particle therapy system Hitachi features CT, MRI technology at ECR 2019 (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 21, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Varian Appoints Prof. Dr. Ricky Sharma VP of Clinical Affairs
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 20, 2020 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Varian (NYSE: VAR) today announced it has appointed Dr. Ricky Sharma, to vice president of Clinical Affairs. In this role he will be leading medical research, translational scie... Devices, Oncology, Personnel Varian Medical Systems, radiotherapy, proton therapy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - January 20, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

New proton therapy center makes debut at UAB
A new proton therapy center is making its debut on the campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The new facility was developed by Proton International in partnership with UAB. It is located on 20th Street South between Fourth and Fifth avenues. UAB officials say the new center will mark another big step toward advancing cancer care in Alabama. “With the establishment of this center, UA B Medicine has again brought one of the latest, most advanced medical technologies to our region,”… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - January 13, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Tyler Patchen Source Type: news

New proton therapy center makes debut at UAB
A new proton therapy center is making its debut on the campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The new facility was developed by Proton International in partnership with UAB. It is located on 20th Street South between Fourth and Fifth avenues. UAB officials say the new center will mark another big step toward advancing cancer care in Alabama. “With the establishment of this center, UA B Medicine has again brought one of the latest, most advanced medical technologies to our region,”… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 13, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tyler Patchen Source Type: news

KU Health announces new proton therapy center location
The University of Kansas Health System has settled on a site to house its new $39 million to $45 million proton therapy system and will begin construction in the next few weeks. Proton therapy is a highly specialized form of radiation treatment that will be offered through The University of Kansas Cancer Center. It's an advanced form of precisely targeted radiation treatment using protons — rather than X-rays — to attack cancerous tumors. In December, KU Health signe d a long-term lease agreement… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 7, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Lily Lieberman Source Type: news

Proton therapy as effective as standard radiation with fewer side effects
(Washington University School of Medicine) Cancer patients who receive high-tech proton therapy experience similar cure rates and fewer serious side effects compared with those who undergo traditional X-ray radiation therapy, according to a study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - December 27, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Proton therapy lowers risk of side effects in cancer compared to traditional radiation
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Proton therapy leads to significantly lower risk of side effects severe enough to lead to unplanned hospitalizations for cancer patients when compared with traditional radiation, while cure rates between the two groups are almost identical. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - December 26, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Hitachi board votes to sell medical division to Fujifilm
The board of directors of Japanese industrial conglomerate Hitachi has voted...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Report: Fujifilm plans to buy Hitachi imaging business Fujifilm to debut glass-free DR panel at RSNA 2019 Hitachi delivers proton therapy unit to Sibley Memorial Fujifilm unveils new Synapse Cardiology PACS release Hitachi takes order for particle therapy system (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 18, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

IBA sells part of dosimetry unit
Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has sold its RadioMed...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: IBA and CAMH partner to build nuclear medicine program IBA takes next step in China deal IBA to install carbon therapy in France IBA posts revenue increase in 1st half of 2019 IBA inks deal to install cyclotron in South Korea (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 17, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Report: Fujifilm plans to buy Hitachi imaging business
Fujifilm is planning to acquire the medical imaging business of Hitachi in...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Fujifilm to debut glass-free DR panel at RSNA 2019 Hitachi delivers proton therapy unit to Sibley Memorial Fujifilm unveils new Synapse Cardiology PACS release Fujifilm wins 3 new enterprise imaging clients Hitachi takes order for particle therapy system Hitachi features CT, MRI technology at ECR 2019 (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 17, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

How MedStar, Hopkins plan to avoid financial pitfalls in proton therapy
One benefit of getting into proton therapy at this stage in the game — more cancer doctors and patients know about it and are willing to consider it as a treatment option. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - November 26, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Morgan Eichensehr Source Type: news

How MedStar, Hopkins plan to avoid financial pitfalls in proton therapy
One benefit of getting into proton therapy at this stage in the game — more cancer doctors and patients know about it and are willing to consider it as a treatment option. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 26, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Morgan Eichensehr Source Type: news