Toshiba brings rad onc planning to Cali hospital

Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed its Aquilion Large Bore CT offering at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier, Calif., for radiation therapy treatment planning.

The 4D CT technology can provide physicians with the ability to acquire oncology images using a multi-phase acquisition and capture organ movement during radiation treatment planning and administration, said the Tustin, Calif.-based company.

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