Bavarian facility begins use of Varian technology

AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Mar 13, 2007

A private radiotherapy institute in Bavaria has commenced treating cancer patients with a linear accelerator and special On-Board Imager accessory from Palo Alto, CA-based Varian Medical Systems.

The new equipment, the first of its kind in clinical operation in Germany, is being used at the Klinikum Memmingen to treat breast, prostate, and head/neck cancer patients with image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT).

Designed for clinicians to image and treat on a single machine, the On-Board Imager rotates around the patient to take x-ray images and deliver treatments from virtually any angle, according to Varian.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
March 14, 2007

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