STOCKHOLM, November 19 – Yonsei University Health System (YUHS) has reinforced its commitment to Elekta’s radiation therapy systems with the recent order of four additional high-end Elekta linear accelerators. The four linear accelerators, representing an order value of approximately USD 10 million, were booked in the second quarter of fiscal year 2013/14. “These systems provide […]
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE:VAR) today announced that Regina E. Dugan, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) at Google’s Motorola Mobility LLC, has been appointed to the Varian Board of Directors, effective December 15, 2013. “We believe that Regina is eminently qualified to serve as a director […]
Varian showcasing these and other X-ray imaging components at the 2013 Transport Security (TranSec) Expo in London this week LONDON, Nov. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A new flat-panel digital X-ray image detector designed especially for use in high-energy industrial and security imaging systems is among the imaging components that Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR) is exhibiting at the 2013 […]
UCLA Researchers Evaluate Long-term Outcomes of More than 1,000 Patients from Multiple Institutions SUNNYVALE, Calif., November 7, 2013 – Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), announced today the publication of two papers stemming from a large multi-center study of CyberKnife® stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) led by investigators at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The first […]
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new study comparing open surgery, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), and robotic-assisted surgery to remove diseased lung tissue found that robotic-assisted surgery is associated with significantly lower death rates, lower overall complication rates, and shorter hospital stays compared with open surgery. Researchers also concluded that robotic-assisted surgery is an […]
Stockholm, October 25 – Elekta announced today that Niklas Savander has been appointed as its next President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 1, 2014. Niklas Savander will succeed Tomas Puusepp, who will continue with Elekta as a working member of its Board of Directors focusing on strategic matters and market-developments per the same date. […]
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In two independent analyses comparing robotic-assisted surgery and open surgery performed on patients with urologic cancers, researchers found that robotic-assisted surgery results in fewer overall complications during and after surgery, less blood loss and shorter length of hospital stay. In the first analysis, which was published in this month’s […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has assigned Priority Review to the regulatory submission for ramucirumab (IMC-1121B) as a single-agent treatment for advanced gastric cancer following disease progression after initial chemotherapy. “We are very pleased that the FDA has […]
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Data Supports Growing Use of CyberKnife® SBRT for Prostate Cancer SUNNYVALE, Calif., October 3, 2013 and ASTRO 2013 (Atlanta)– Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY) announced today that studies presented at the 55th Annual American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Meeting in Atlanta, September 22 – 25, 2013 continue to reinforce evidence of clinical and quality of life benefits for […]