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Mar 29, 2019

Varian Clinical School: Expert Clinicians on Advanced Treatment Modalities

On a regular basis, Varian convenes a Clinical School (course VC201) at the company’s Las Vegas education center—a unique opportunity for clinical teams to obtain concrete information for implementing advanced modalities. This three-day course is taught by expert radiation oncologists and physicists from leading cancer centers, who tag-team instruction so that topics are thoroughly covered from both perspectives. Read more >
  • Mobile interface with the Noona application for patient-reported outcomes
Feb 27, 2019

Noona Acquisition Adds Cloud-Based Patient Engagement Tool to Varian Software Portfolio

Varian’s technology ecosystem is taking a significant leap in the area of patient engagement, thanks to the company’s recent acquisition of Noona, developer of a cloud-based mobile service that captures cancer patient-reported outcomes (PROs). Read more >
  • Robin Joseph, clinical nurse specialist, Orange Health Service
Feb 25, 2019

Orange Health Service Tunes Up Processes with an ARIA Optimization Consult

Wellness checks are as advisable for processes as for people. That's why the Radiation Oncology Department at Orange Health Service Hospital in Australia, which had been efficiently running clinical workflows using the ARIA® oncology information system since 2011, reached out to Varian consultants to realize as-yet untapped opportunities for ARIA to support other vital roles involved in patient care. Read more >
  • Eclipse MCO Dialog
Feb 11, 2019

Multi-Criteria Optimization: Creating High-Quality Treatment Plans in a Fraction of the Time

Multi-Criteria Optimization (MCO) is a clinical decision support tool that was added to Varian’s Eclipse™ treatment planning system in version 15.5. MCO enables clinicians to quickly improve plan quality by balancing clinical tradeoffs. Using this tool, clinicians can explore what happens when they vary different clinical criteria, such as the degree to which particular organs are spared versus coverage of the targeted tumor, without a time-consuming trial and error process. Read more >
  • Detail from Varian's Halcyon linear accelerator
Jan 31, 2019

Halcyon System Brings Greater Access to Quality Radiotherapy Services Around the World

The Halcyon™ system is expanding access to high-quality image-guided intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric IMRT (VMAT), enabling clinicians world-wide to provide sophisticated care for patients who need it. In this article, early adopters from India, Australia, Poland, and Brazil share their observations on the benefits of this technology, which was engineered to revolutionize clinical workflow by simplifying and enhancing many aspects of treatment. Read more >
  • ARIA for Medical Oncology
Dec 13, 2018

ARIA® for Medical Oncology Helps Northern Ireland Agency Garner Top Patient Safety Award

ARIA® for Medical Oncology was recently rolled out across Northern Ireland. As a result, every cancer patient in a province of nearly two million people now has a clinical record within the ARIA system. This successful implementation has inspired award-winning process safety improvements across the region. Read more >

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