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The network will include oncology centers at the Royal Preston Hospital,Royal Blackburn Hospital, Burnley General Hospital, Blackpool VictoriaHospital, Royal Lancs Infirmary and Furness General Hospital will effectivelyhave a single integrated computer network for chemotherapy prescribing andpatient records.
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Dr Gerry Skailes, the project's clinical director of oncology, says, "Thiswill allow a seamless transition around the network and will enable patientsto travel from one of our hospitals to another, as they tend to do if they arehaving both chemotherapy and radiotherapy. ARIA was selected because itideally fitted our specifications and it is a well-established and trustedsystem.
"The result will be a more streamlined service which will enable us toprovide better care for our patients while increasing our awareness of thetreatments we are providing. It will make it a lot more convenient for allconcerned."
Steve Laws, Varian's medical oncology sales manager, says, "ARIA forMedical Oncology provides cancer treatment facilities with software thatcombines and manages information including scheduling, prescribing andclinical information for both radiation therapy and chemotherapy within asingle comprehensive electronic medical record for each patient."
Varian's medical oncology solution is already in place in several UKhospitals, including in London (St Barts), Norwich, Stoke, Truro and Romford,and is now being implemented across a number of other cancer networks.
Editorial contact: Neil Madle, Varian Medical Systems, +44 7786 526068,[email protected]
About Varian Medical Systems
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California, is the world'sleading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer andother medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy, andbrachytherapy. The company supplies informatics software for managingcomprehensive cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers and medical oncologypractices. Varian is a premier supplier of tubes and digital detectors forX-ray imaging in medical, scientific, and industrial applications and alsosupplies X-ray imaging products for cargo screening and industrial inspection.Varian Medical Systems employs approximately 4,400 people who are located atmanufacturing sites in North America and Europe and in its 60 sales andsupport offices around the world. In Europe, the company operatesmanufacturing and engineering centers in Baden (Switzerland), Crawley(England), Haan (Germany), Helsinki (Finland) and Toulouse (France) and hasheadquarters for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEA) based in Zug,Switzerland. For more information, visit http://www.varian.com/.
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