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Article: Varian Medical Systems Reports that the Number of Centers Offering SmartBeam IMRT More than Doubled in 2001.
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- January 8, 2002
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Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 8, 2002
The number of cancer centers offering SmartBeam(TM) IMRT, a promising new form of radiation therapy, more than doubled in 2001 according to the Varian Medical Systems 2001 Annual Report published today on the web at www.varian.com/2001annualreport. Clinicians are using sophisticated new equipment and software to treat patients with a "smart beam" that precisely targets tumors while protecting surrounding healthy tissues.
As of the end of 2001, 92 centers were treating patients with SmartBeam(TM) IMRT, up from 40 in 2000, according to the company, which is ...