Imaging Technology News 9/08

ASTRO SHOW PREVIEW ProVision Workstation Offers Quick Access to Image Repository Cerner will be featuring its ProVision Workstation at ASTRO 2008. The ProVision Workstation is designed to streamline radiology workflow through its one-click access of the Cerner Multimedia Foundation, a single repository for all types of images across multiple care venues. The system is part of Cerner’s suite of radiology solutions including Integrated Digital Dictation and ProVision Web for integration with the electronic medical record. Cerner | www.cerner.com 50th ASTRO Annual Meeting Celebrates Past, Looks Ahead The 50th American Society for Therapeutic Radiology & Oncology Annual Meeting (ASTRO 2008) is scheduled to take place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, MA, on Sep. 2125, 2008, and is designed to address the educational needs of radiation oncologists, physicists, biologists, nurses and other healthcare professionals involved in the field of radiation oncology, as well as oncologists working in related specialties. The theme of ASTRO 2008 is “50 Years of Learning, Caring and Collaboration in the Treatment of Cancer Patients.” In addition to offering the latest product developments and technology in cancer treatment and care, the meeting will address lessons learned in ASTRO’s inception and look at the future direction of cancer care. For more information: www.astro.org Radiosurgery System Offers Wide Range of Treatment Options Varian will show at ASTRO its Novalis Tx system, which integrates its Trilogy Tx linear accelerator and new HD120 multi-leaf collimator offering 2.5 mm leaves for finer beam shaping. The Novalis Tx radiosurgical instrument will use a variety of standard and configurable options including Varian’s Onboard Imager device, the BrainLAB ExacTrac X-Ray 6D room mounted X-Ray imaging system, BrainLAB iPLAN treatment planning software as well as Varian's Eclipse treatment planning and ARIA information management software. The Novalis Tx offers a wide range of treatment options for several indications, including malignant and benign lesions, brain metastases, arteriovascular malformations and functional lesions. It features high dose delivery rates, dynamic beam shaping and frameless patient positioning. Varian Medical Systems www.varian.com CIVCO Locks In Patient Positioning for SBRT CIVCO Medical Solutions is introducing the new CIVCO SBRT Body-Lok. The modular CIVCO Body-Lok system functions as a base for indexable patient positioning, secure immobilization and patient transport. The modular nature of the product is said to make it adaptable to the individual department’s technology and needs. The Body-Lok system allows for indexing of all related patient treatment devices and is capable of being moved as a unit. This capacity makes it possible for patients to be staged or imaged in another room and then transported to the treatment room. Several different mounting options for positioning and immobilization devices make the unit extremely flexible. CIVCO Medical Solutions | www.civco.com 4D Console Controls IMRT, IGRT Imaging control capabilities for 3D Conformal, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) and dynamic targeting for Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) are integrated in Varian’s 4D Integrated Treatment Console. The 4D console streamlines the front end of the treatment process by integrating controls of the linear accelerator, multileaf collimator (MLC) and electronic portal imagery into a single workstation. The system supports advanced imaging, including image acquisition. Barco | www.barco.com N EW ! THE TO TomoDirect brings even more power to the Hi·Art® platform. ™ With no sacriﬁce in treatment quality, this all-new delivery mode offers a highly-efﬁcient alternative to helical TomoTherapy for routine cancer cases. SM TomoDI ©2008 TomoTherapy Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. D RECT ™ Learn more at ASTRO booth 1533 ITNonline.net | September 2008 | ITN | 15 http://www.cerner.com http://www.varian.com http://www.astro.org http://www.civco.com http://www.barco.com http://www.TomoTherapy.com http://www.ITNonline.net

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Imaging Technology News 9/08 Contents IGRT How IGRT Targets the Prostate ASTRO Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS) Imaging Leading the Intense Race Against Cancer SBRT - The New Treatment of Choice Top IMRT/IGRT Centers to Watch Molecular Imaging: Ready for the Limelight CR or DR in the ER? Have You Hit the Glass Ceiling?

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