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The Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa has just announced the installation of two AlignRT systems for their Radiation Oncology Unit. Dr Sheynaz Bassa, Radiation Oncologist, says they chose the system from Vision RT so they could expand their offerings. “We currently offer VMAT, radiosurgery and conformal radiation therapy,” he said. “But with […]

“SGRT is poised to become an integral component of all radiotherapy treatments” according to a new paper titled: “Clinical paradigms and challenges in surface guided radiation therapy: Where do we go from here?” The paper was put together by the co-chairs of the 3rd Physics Workshop organized by the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology […]

Vision RT has agreed a contract with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester for the installation of 11 Surface Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT) Systems. These new systems will be installed across all four of the Christie’s treatment centers and fully integrated into both existing Varian and Elekta Linear Accelerators as well as Philips CT Scanners. […]

Increasing patient access to world-class precision tattoo-free radiation therapy   GenesisCare, one of the largest providers of radiation therapy services in the world, and Vision RT, a leading provider of Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) equipment, today announced a new global strategic partnership to increase patient access to world-class precision radiation therapy technology. Under the […]

Vision RT CEO Dr Norman Smith is among fifty-three leading engineers from the UK and around the world elected today as Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Fellows are recognized for their outstanding and continuing contributions to the profession, joining the Academy in its mission “to use the power of engineering to build a […]

Mathias Dierl is Head of Medical Physics at Klinikum Bayreuth, in Bavaria Germany. They first started using SGRT in 2016 and they now use it to treat more than 1400 patients every year. In this Q&A session, he discusses the impact SGRT has had on clinical practice, at first just in its use for Stereotactic […]

“The full potential of this technology is just starting to be unlocked” An interview with the lead editor of the first textbook on SGRT Jeremy Hoisak, PhD, DABR, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences at the University of California, San Diego. He is also the lead editor of […]