New Radiation Therapy Technology

Siemens Medical Solutions (Erlangen, Germany) presented its Oncology Workflow Solutions and Proven Outcomes systems, which support the continuum of oncology care, at the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology (ASTRO) meeting in October 2005 in Denver (CO, USA).

"Oncology care is progressing rapidly toward individualized treatment through the advent of molecular medicine, as we can now integrate biological information,” stated Ajit Singh, president, Oncology Care & Systems Group, Siemens.

The systems presented included the MVision Megavoltage Cone Beam (MVCB) system, which will provide computer-tomography (CT) and three-dimensional (3D) image acquisition. This is a volumetric, versatile, and cost-effective system for online targeting of the area to be treated, while MVCB will provide additional data for accurate patient positioning prior to treatment. MVision will be available as an enhancement on the Primus, Oncor Impression, and Avant-Garde linear accelerators.

Also presented at the meeting was the Oncor Expression linear accelerator which comes standard with Mvision and is designed to deliver cutting-edge radiation therapy treatments. The system combines with the Optibeam to offer intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). A 160 multileaf collimator (MLC) leaf sequencing system is designed for efficient delivery of treatment plans and optimization of beam intensities.

The Siemens' Artiste with In-line kilovoltage (kV) imaging is optimized for image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), volume-guided radiation therapy (VGRT), structure-guided radiation therapy (SGRT), and dose-guided radiation therapy (DGRT).




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