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  • November 2009 (4.3 MB PDF. Complete issue)
    This issue includes articles about Varian's new government affairs office in Washington, DC; the broad range of cancer types now being treated using RapidArc® radiotherapy technology; Kaiser Permanente’s new radiation oncology center in South San Francisco, California; and how treatment centers are using the Novalis Tx™ platform from Varian and BrainLAB to grow a financially healthy radiosurgical service line.
  • June 2009 (3.4 MB PDF. Complete issue)
    This issue includes articles about how integrated Varian technologies are enabling clinics to function efficiently, without paper or film; survivorship management; Varian's clinical HelpDesk and its "follow the sun" approach to customer support around the world; three leading cancer centers in Brazil that are working to bring advanced cancer treatments to patients across Latin America, and how a team from CancerCare Manitoba in Canada is using Varian tools to reduce patient wait times, integrate medical and radiation oncology, and manage a geographically dispersed network.
  • September 2008 (4.7 MB PDF. Complete issue)
    This special double issue includes articles about how clinics around the world are embracing Varian's RapidArc™ radiotherapy technology; how the Novalis Tx™ platform is opening up new avenues for image-guided radiosurgery; IGRT programs at the University of California at San Diego, Virginia's Inova Alexandria Hospital and China's Shandong Cancer Hospital; why radiation oncology departments have converted to Eclipse™ for treatment planning and ARIA™ for information management; a ten-year history of brachytherapy treatment planning; and radiotherapy in a veterinary hospital setting.
  • October 2007 (3.1 MB PDF. Complete issue)
    Introduces RapidArc™ radiotherapy technology, which will enable clinicians to deliver highly conformal IMRT treatments two to eight times faster than was previously possible. Other features cover Stanford clinicians' use of image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) to treat challenging cases; how two comprehensive cancer centers operate paperlessly using the ARIA™ oncology information system; and Varian's new program for cutting the amount of time it takes for new installations and upgrades to IGRT.
  • July 2007 (2.0 MB PDF. Complete issue)
    Includes articles about the myriad ways clinicians around the world are using Varian's Trilogy® accelerator to deliver IGRT and IGRS treatments; the stereotactic radiosurgery program at the University of California, San Diego; adaptive radiotherapy for lung cancer at the Edward Cancer Center in Naperville, Illinois; and a marketing case study: how the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center introduced a new Trilogy machine to the Baltimore community.
  • November 2006 (2.7 MB PDF. Complete issue)
    Includes articles about early deployments of the new ARIA(tm) oncology information system, how and why some treatment centers are choosing to convert to a Varian oncology information system to run their treatment programs; Varian's training programs for helping customers use the latest techniques and technologies; challenging cases that were treated at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center using Varian technology for image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), and cone-beam CT imaging in the radiation oncology clinical setting.
  • May/June 2006 (1 MB PDF. Complete issue)
    Read about: why radiation oncology departments have converted to Eclipse™ treatment planning; how oncology-specific electronic medical records (EMR) systems are making a difference in the quality of care; streamlining workflow at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Alberta, Canada; how neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists are collaborating to deliver Trilogy™ radiosurgery treatments at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois; and more.
  • October 2005 (1.3 MB PDF. Complete issue)
    Introduces "Dynamic Adaptive Radiotherapy" (DART™), and Varian's new ARIA™ Oncology Information System for managing clinical, financial, and administrative processes. Other features cover translational research at the University of Maryland, the use of cone-beam CT imaging to visualize soft tissue structures, advances in stereotactic radiotherapy, approaches to partial-breast irradation, and how one UK treatment center is using HDR brachytherapy to treat gynecological cancer.
  • June 2005 (1.3 MB PDF. Complete issue)
    Includes an article introducing Dow Wilson, newly-appointed president of Varian's Oncology Systems business, as well as features about 4D scanning and treatment delivery methods at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; gated breast cancer treatments at the Rigshospital in Denmark; the inner workings of Varian's award-winning support organization; how Varian's latest VARiS Vision™ Oncology Information System streamlines clinical processes; and the implementation, at three cancer centers, of the VARiS MedOncology™ practice management program.
  • October 2004 (3.6 MB PDF. Complete issue)
    Includes articles about Varian's On-Board Imager™ system at Emory University in Atlanta and at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden; how the Henry Ford Health System built a long-term technology strategy and upgraded to IGRT; the history and accomplishments of Varian's facility in Crawley, England; how a UK site uses VARiS® MedOncology in a paperless prescribing environment; the implementation of VARiS MedOncology at a facility in Fresno, California; and how doctors at a Southern Ocean County Hospital in Manahawkin, New Jersey are delivering extracranial radiosurgery using Varian technology.
  • Spring 2004 (2.5 MB PDF. Complete issue)
    Includes articles about image-guided radiation therapy, patient education strategies for helping patients and their families understand radiation therapy, Swiss research into the dosimetric and technical aspects of treating head-and-neck cancer with 3D-CRT and IMRT, using respiratory gating to protect women's hearts during breast cancer treatment, and profiles of clinical sites in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Kansas.
  • Fall 2003 (2.3 MB PDF. Complete issue)
    Includes articles about: research and development efforts at Varian's Ginzton Technology Center, image-guided radiation therapy and motion management, IMRT at the Kyoto University Hospital in Japan, building a cancer center from the ground up in Salt Lake City, and IMRT in a digital environment at West Virginia University.
  • Spring 2003 (1.4 MB PDF. Complete issue)
    Includes articles about radiotherapy treatments for breast cancer; marketing radiation oncology services; radiotherapy in Poland; IMRT at the John P. Murtha Cancer Pavilion; the first two U.S. installations of the Acuity™ planning, simulation, and verification device; and much more.
  • Fall 2002 (3.3 MB PDF. Complete issue)
    Includes articles on: Image Guided Radiotherapy, Clinical Studies in IMRT, Retrospective Respiratory Gating, Acuity, Helios Fully Integrated with Eclipse, Training and Workshop Opportunities, Varian BrachyTherapy, Transforming Health Services for the Poor in Colombia, The Latvian Oncology Center, IMRT Improves Treatment Planning and Delivery for Patients with Larynx Cancer and much more.
  • Summer 2002 (3.8 MB PDF. Complete issue)
    Includes articles on: A Dynamic Targeting Prototype, Recent Developments in Radiation Therapy, PortalVision and Gold Seeds, Varian QA Products, Helios on Eclipse, Two Community Hospitals Implement IMRT, Behind the Scenes in Baden, Switzerland and much more.
  • Summer 2001 (135k PDF. Complete issue)
    Includes Articles on: The New Eclipse Treatment Planning System, SmartBeam IMRT at Saint Vincents Cancer Center, the Silhouette Edition Clinac, Upcoming Radiation Therapy Events and SmartBeam IMRT Education Package.
  • Spring 2001 (193k PDF. Complete issue)
    Includes Articles on: Functional Imaging, the New IMRT Era, RPM Respiratory Gating, Medical Imaging Awards, new Helios Product Release and IMRT Education Information.

 

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