As a specialist in this field, Composiflex uses composite materials to meet the product performance parameters and design considerations for such specific medical applications. To accommodate larger ...

LAP’s laser systems are a core enabling technology for accurate, repeatable patient positioning in the imaging suite and on the treatment couch Streamlined workflows: LAP’s DORADOnova laser systems ...

Very small differences in the way a patient lies during radiotherapy treatment for lung or esophageal cancer can have an impact on how likely they are to survive, according to research presented at ...

The experimental setup, showing a mannequin training head on the couch of a TrueBeam linac. The cameras of the Catalyst HD optical surface tracking are attached to the ceiling. (Courtesy: CC BY 4.0/J.

Having patients lie on their left side while the right side of their colon is being examined can result in more polyps being found, thus increasing the effectiveness of colonoscopy for colorectal ...

Hospital beds for stroke patients are typically elevated at the head, however, a flat head position before surgical removal of a blood clot in the brain (thrombectomy) may lead to better outcomes.

The use of radiation therapy to treat tumors is another recent advancement in medical technology becoming more and more common. Recent developments have made this approach less intrusive and more cost ...

A large multicenter, randomized clinical trial revealed no difference in the risk of endotracheal intubation requirement at 30 days between awake prone positioning and standard positioning for ...