There are many articles that talk about cancer and treatments for cancers. Many are written in terms that the average person can’t fully comprehend. This series of articles will discuss radiation therapy and how it is used to treat cancer. It is difficult to get a cancer diagnosis for you or someone you love only..
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Obtaining expensive equipment, such as a linac system, to provide external radiation therapy is a great responsibility for medical facilities. A linear accelerator is crucial in penetrating increased amounts of x-ray energy to conform tumors to destroy cancer cells while maintaining the adjacent healthy tissue. An oncologist specializing in radiation therapy will employ techniques to..
A short expression for Linear Accelerators is Linac. Radiation is a high powered x-ray that is produced by Linac machines. These systems are intended to distribute radiation. If an organization wishes to perform radiosurgery or IMRT (intensity modulated radiation therapy) linear accelerators can be tailored. To adapt a universal linac system another piece of equipment..
Medical facilities looking into purchasing Linear Accelerator equipment should budget between one million to upwards of five million dollars. On top of the cost of radiotherapy equipment also comes with the expense of simulators, treatment planning coordinators, treatment room, machine operating costs, and the salary costs of the radiographers and physicists. The overall expense is..
Are you in the market to replace diagnostic imaging equipment that is out of date or broken down? Are you looking to purchase the latest and greatest in Linacs systems? If this describes where you are at it is crucial to purchase the right equipment for your working environment. When purchasing IMRT Equipment, otherwise known..