Varian On-Board Imager goes to Milan

A leading Milan cancer center has become the first clinic in Italy to offer image-guided radiotherapy treatments (IGRT) to patients with the installation of the robotic On-Board Imager device from Varian Medical Systems, according to the company.

The Humanitas Clinic will use the new device for image-guided radiotherapy treatments for a range of cancers, including head/neck, prostate, upper abdominal and lung tumors.

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