Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, has received more than 60 orders for its new RapidArc radiotherapy product for image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).
RapidArc orders have come from North America, Europe, and Asia since the product was introduced in January. Varian expects to begin shipment of RapidArc before the end of this month.
RapidArc is designed to deliver volumetric IMRT treatment in a single arc around a patient and administer image-guided IMRT two to eight times faster than conventional IMRT.
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