Radiotherapy and Radiology: What’s the Difference?
Radiotherapy and radiology are both vital to the cancer treatment process. It is easy for patients to confuse the role that radiotherapy and radiology play in the cancer treatment process. Although radiotherapy and radiology may sound similar, each serves a different and very important purpose in oncology.
What is the radiotherapy process really like?
Did you know that more than 60% of cancer patients will receive radiation therapy, a local treatment that is based on the use of ionizing radiation to cause damage to tumor cells and prevent the growth and proliferation, at some point in the treatment? The quality and atmosphere of radiotherapy treatment not only affects healthcare […]
How long does it take for hospitals to provide the first dose of radiotherapy treatment?
Cancer waiting times have been increasing over the last year. The amount of time spent waiting for treatment has detrimental repercussions on the mental and physical wellbeing of patients. COVID 19 has negatively influenced cancer care at an international level, and may cause patients to wait even longer for the treatment they deserve.
New Partnership in Switzerland
Helsinki – July 8, 2021 – MVision AI, the cloud-based software service provider for radiotherapy treatment planning, today announces that the company has entered into a distribution partnership agreement with the Swiss provider of products and services for optimization of medical equipment, intellimed. Together, intellimed and MVision AI will work to offer, promote, sell, and […]
The NHS’s SABR Radiotherapy Demands and What it Means for the Future of Radiotherapy in the UK
SABR radiotherapy, a cutting-edge technique used to deliver highly focused doses of radiation to a very small area of the body, is revolutionising cancer treatment NHS England is already requiring radiotherapy clinics to provide SABR radiotherapy for cancer patients across – England, and this technique is practiced by many centres in Wales, Scotland and Northern […]
UK Cancer Treatment Waiting Times and the Impact of the AI-Powered Tool
1 in 2 people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime. More than 14 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year. Radiotherapy provides a practical solution to combat this problem. Since 1985, radiotherapy has been changing the lives of cancer patients worldwide. Radiotherapy has the potential to improve the rates of cure […]
New Partnership in the UK and Ireland
Helsinki – June 14, 2021 – MVision AI is excited to announce partnership with the UK and Ireland-based distributor, Xiel ltd. Xiel will be distributing MVision AI’s high-quality, segmentation services throughout the UK and Ireland region.
MVision’s AI segmentation service has been updated and now supports new Lung SABR protocol and MRI Male Pelvis protocol MR-only workflow
Helsinki – June 8, 2021 – MVision will be releasing an important update to segmentation service that standardizes organ-at-risk contouring and automates segmentation in radiotherapy to streamline cancer treatment planning. The update is scheduled to take place between June 12th-June 13th.
AI in RT 101: Artefacts
MVision AI values the open communication with our partners, focusing on the: Exploration of topics related to AI in radiotherapy Opportunity to share practical tips Opportunity to address questions and biases
AI in RT 101: Prone Position
We are here to explore topics around AI in radiotherapy, share practical tips, and address questions as well as biases we with our partners come across in our daily work. Prone position is a body position where one is lying down on the stomach with the chest down and back up. While body positions may […]
MVision AI obtains a new CE mark: Ultimate segmentation service now with lymph nodes
Less than a year after the CE marking of MVision Segmentation Service 1.1, our team has obtained another one: The state-of-the-art solution is now also available with lymph nodes. With the ability to contour lymph nodes, we enter an era where AI algorithms actually help clinicians in every contouring step of treatment planning. “Our algorithms […]
Artificial Intelligence in Radiotherapy 101
We are here to explore topics around AI in radiotherapy, share practical tips, and address questions as well as biases we with our partners come across in our daily work. Welcome to AI in RT 101 – first up some myths. The potential of AI in radiotherapy has been acknowledged for a while. Studies around […]
