For most patients, the radiation therapy journey begins with CT simulation, a critical step that lays the foundation for precise treatment planning. But while simulation is routine for clinicians, it...
Accuracy and efficiency go hand in hand in radiation therapy. Radiation therapists, dosimetrists, and medical physicists know that the foundation of every successful treatment plan starts with one...
In the past, the focus on accuracy and effectiveness often overshadowed the patient experience in medical device manufacturing. However, with the increasing influence of consumerism in healthcare,...
In radiation therapy, precision is everything. For decades, permanent tattoos have been a standard practice to ensure accuracy during treatment. These small, often inconspicuous dots allow for...
Inaccuracies during the planning process can lead to dose inaccuracies during treatment. Despite technological advancements over the years, the increasing complexity of these technologies and the...
Standard medical care is the treatment accepted by medical experts as proper treatment for a certain type of disease and that is widely used by healthcare professionals. For example, the standard...
The Covid-19 pandemic turned the world upside down in 2020. Arguably, the medical community was one of the hardest hit populations. Everyone from patients to doctors had their lives affected in some...
Obesity in the United States is a common, serious, and costly disease. More than 40% of US adults and 19% of US children ages 2 -17 have obesity and those numbers continue to rise year after year....
Over the past 2 years, there has been momentous recognition of the heroics of healthcare workers throughout the world – and understandably so. The COVID-19 pandemic brought an unfathomable amount of...
