ASTRO 2019 to Feature Clinical Experience and Patient Outcomes With Viewray MRIdian
UF startup ViewRay, Inc., a leading medical technology company that provides groundbreaking MRI-guided radiation therapy, announced that the company’s MRIdian and MRIdian Linac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided radiation therapy systems will be featured at the 2019 annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The meeting will feature a number of presentations highlighting […]
MRIdian System Limits Early Toxicity for Prostate Cancer Without Implanted Markers
UF startup ViewRay Inc., a leading medical technology company that provides groundbreaking MRI-guided radiation therapy, announced the acceptance of publication by the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics of the first prospective clinical trial of MR-guided radiation therapy (MRgRT) in patients with localized prostate cancer. This robust study of clinician and patient-reported outcomes […]
Leading Medical Technology Company, ViewRay, Picks Metro Denver for Expansion
UF startup ViewRay, Inc., a leading medical technology company that provides groundbreaking MRI-guided radiation therapy, announced that they are opening a new location in Denver. ViewRay will add approximately 200 new jobs in the Metro region over the next five years including roles in engineering, operations, clinical, regulatory affairs, and general support. ViewRay also has offices […]
Leading Medical Physics Meeting to Feature More than 40 Presentations on ViewRay’s MRIdian MRI-Guided Radiotherapy
UF startup ViewRay, Inc., a company dedicated to giving clinicians new and better ways to treat cancer with radiation therapy, announced that the company’s MRIdian® System is the focus of more than 40 abstracts selected by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) for presentation during their 2019 Annual Meeting. AAPM is the largest […]
Advances in Radiation Therapy Treatment Systems
While radiation therapy as a discipline is well into maturity, new technology advances continue to drive the field forward. The following is a roundup of some of the most significant products to launch or be introduced in the last 12 months. Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) offers a more precise and accurate form of treatment than […]
Innovations in Radiotherapy and Radiology at Henry Ford Hospital
To improve radiation therapy outcomes, Henry Ford Hospital wanted direct visualization of tumors during therapy using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It purchased a ViewRay MRIdian linear accelerator (linac) system (created by UF startup ViewRay) in 2017 and its staff is active in research involving MRI-guided radiotherapy. ITN toured the system installed at the Henry Ford Medical Center […]
FDA Clears Advancements for Viewray MRIdian Radiation Therapy System
UF startup ViewRay Inc. received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market new soft tissue visualization capabilities for its MRIdian image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) system. The new upgradable capabilities enhance the features of MRIdian’s SmartVISION MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), including: Expanded high-definition visualization and enhanced contrast between different tissues, to […]
ViewRay : First Patient Enrolled in Stereotactic MRI-guided On-table Adaptive Radiation Therapy Trial
UF startup ViewRay, Inc. announces the enrollment of the first patient in the Stereotactic MRI-guided On-table Adaptive Radiation Therapy (SMART) Trial, a multi-center clinical trial for locally advanced or borderline pancreatic cancer. The trial will explore the clinical benefits of high-dose radiation therapy enabled by MR-guidance, combined with daily on-table adaptation in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. […]
Area Companies Innovating Medicine and Patient Care
Imagine a medical company dedicated to repairing peripheral nerve damage that could save the arm of a battle-injured U.S. soldier, or another that created a blood test for detecting concussions. Another company is working fervently to create a vaccine to prevent and/or reverse Type 1 diabetes while a digital health company has developed a patented […]
ViewRay to Supply UK’s GenesisCare With Country’s First MRIdian Systems (DOTmed)
UF startup ViewRay Inc. is set to deliver the first of Great Britain’s MRIdian MR-guided radiotherapy systems as part of a new partnership between it and the cancer service provider, GenesisCare. Deployed within the GenesisCare network, the first two systems will offer oncologists the ability to leverage soft-tissue imaging for the visualization of tumors, personalizing […]