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German Cancer Centre Upgrades Treatment Machine with Varian On-Board Imager to Offer Patients Advanced and Precise Radiotherapy Treatments

image guided.jpgCancer patients in southern Germany are receiving advanced, fast and precise image-guided radiotherapy treatments with the addition of image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) to a regional hospital’s capabilities. A Clinac linear accelerator at Klinikum Passau has been retrofitted with an On-Board Imager accessory from Varian Medical Systems, making it only the second hospital in the country to undergo such an upgrade.

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