A ribbon cutting was held Tuesday at Portneuf Cancer Center to unveil its new and improved linear accelerator, which uses radiation therapy to treat cancer. “Portneuf is thrilled to add this ...

It was a radiation therapy machine. In layman’s terms it was a “cancer zapper”; a linear accelerator with a human as its target. Using X-rays or a beam of electrons, radiation therapy ...

Most radiation therapy uses machines called linear accelerators. These machines direct high-energy x rays at specific cancer cells in a patient's body, shrinking or removing them. Radiation therapists ...

He revealed, “The aim of radiation therapy is to deliver a precise measured dose of radiation to a defined tumour volume with ...

Guam Regional Medical City announced the addition of Dr. Kin-Sing Au, a board-certified radiation oncologist with more than ...

It is applied by a team of qualified experts with the appropriate education and many years of experience in radiation oncology, medical physics and radiation therapy technology ... created through the ...

Alongside a Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerator, patients will find a boutique spa where their hair loss, lymphedema and mastectomy concerns can be addressed, and a financial counselor to help them ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has inaugurated True- Beam STx 3.0 Linear Accelerator, a sophisticated radiation therapy system, at the KIMSHEALTH Cancer Centre. This advanced ...

Northeast Regional Medical Center is getting ready to undertake a major remodeling project so it can bring radiation cancer ...

"Radiation oncology requires a facility to have a linear accelerator and a purpose-built vault and other requirements in the ...

Guam Regional Medical City has added Dr. Kin-Sing Au, a board-certified radiation oncologist with more than 30 years of ...

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has assigned three major hospitals -- K Hospital, Cho Ray Hospital, and Hue Central Hospital -- to develop proton therapy centers for advanced cancer treatment across ...