Linear accelerators and complex support devices are at the heart of today’s radiation oncology. As technology continues to advance and change the way in which LINAC systems treat cancerous tumors, it becomes increasingly difficult to manage the way in which equipment maintenance, malfunction, and breakdowns are managed. The strategies to manage quality, mitigate risk and..
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New linear accelerators can cost a medical facility between 1 and 5 million dollars. The expense of owning a LINAC does not stop once it has ben purchased. There are items outside of the actual equipment purchase such as a simulator, training computers, treatment rooms, salaries, ongoing training, operation expenses, maintenance, repairs, and more. The..
Radiation therapy is just one treatment used in the treatment of cancer. Linear accelerators, LINAC, are often used to deliver radiation which destroys cancerous cells. LINAC machines use high energy x-rays to deliver radiation to cancerous tumors. This breaks down and destroys the cancer cells while trying to minimize the damage and exposure to the..
There are several questions that come along with a cancer diagnosis. One of the first questions that patients ask is regarding the treatment of their newly diagnosed cancer. Patients want to know how they are going to rid their body of cancer. The answer most often, external radiotherapy. External radiation, radiotherapy is treatment of cancer..
There is a lot of information on radiation therapy online. The process of delivering radiation isn’t exactly the same between facilities however it’s similar. In this installment we will look into radiation therapy generically to provide a general overview. Methods For Treatment There are a number of ways to treat cancer with radiation; the method..