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External X-ray megavoltage beam irradiation is quite often indicated in view of the closeness of the surgical margin of resection.

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However, megavoltage imaging also has significant disadvantages.

Varian Medical Systems and Stanford University Win $3.6 Million Five-Year NIH/NCI Research Grant to Develop Advanced Imaging Technology - Yahoo! Finance 2010

"Our research grant will be used to develop tools to achieve the best of both worlds by combining kilovoltage cone-beam CT data with a limited amount of megavoltage data to create a composite image with less distortion and good soft tissue resolution."

Varian Medical Systems and Stanford University Win $3.6 Million Five-Year NIH/NCI Research Grant to Develop Advanced Imaging Technology - Yahoo! Finance 2010

Stanford will develop new megavoltage X-ray detection hardware and image reconstruction software, and will validate the new technology in a clinical trial to be conducted by

Varian Medical Systems and Stanford University Win $3.6 Million Five-Year NIH/NCI Research Grant to Develop Advanced Imaging Technology - Yahoo! Finance 2010

Will it generate electricity with megavoltage electrons or photons through it?

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According to Star-Lack, it is possible to greatly reduce the distortions by using very high energy (megavoltage) x-rays that better penetrate the metal.

Varian Medical Systems and Stanford University Win $3.6 Million Five-Year NIH/NCI Research Grant to Develop Advanced Imaging Technology - Yahoo! Finance 2010

This is a critical feature when treating multiple tumor metastases in the brain Finally, the low energy of the x-ray photons used in IAMB might constitute a severe disadvantage, when compared with megavoltage photons of conventional radiotherapy.

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In Germany, we received our first order for the new low-energy unique accelerator for RapidArc and megavoltage imaging for fast, affordable image-guided IMRT.

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Megavoltage (MV) image guidance, a new capability that makes it possible to use a pair of megavoltage images to position patients for image-guided treatments.

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Megavoltage (MV) image guidance, a new capability that makes it possible to use a pair of megavoltage images to position patients for image-guided treatments.

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