New State-of-the-Art Radiation Oncology Systems Offer Advanced Cancer Care at UMMC

Siemens Healthineers Receives $83 Million to Advance Cancer Radiation Technology

The five-year project funded by ARPA-H aims to develop ultra-high dose rate photon therapy for standard linear accelerators. The Siemens Healthineers business area, Varian, has been awarded up to $60 million over five years by the US Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to accelerate the development of photon Flash therapy. In addition to the federal award, Siemens Healthineers will invest $23 million as a cost share, bringing t…

UMMC offers advanced radiotherapy with Ethos, Edge systems

JACKSON, Mississippi — The University of Mississippi Medical Center is offering faster, more precise radiotherapy after installing two Varian systems, Edge and Ethos, at its radiation oncology center, part of the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute. The center has the only Ethos system in Mississippi, which uses artificial intelligence…

New state-of-the-art radiation oncology systems offer advanced cancer care at UMMC

By Annie Oeth University of Mississippi Medical Center JACKSON – Patrick McCarthy is fighting squamous cell carcinoma with the help of new advanced radiotherapy systems at the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s radiation oncology center, part of the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute. The two new Varian systems, Edge and Ethos, offer patients faster, more precise radiotherapy. The Medical Center has the only Ethos system in Missis…

New state-of-the-art radiation oncology systems offer advanced cancer care at UMMC - Mississippi Monitor

By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/UMMC Communications   Patrick McCarthy is fighting squamous cell carcinoma with the help of new advanced radiotherapy systems at the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s radiation oncology center, part of the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute. The two new Varian systems, Edge and Ethos, offer patients faster, more precise radiotherapy. The Medical Center has the only Ethos s…