Imaging Technology News 9/08

ASTRO SHOW PREVIEW Multilumen Radiation Balloon Applicator Reduces Treatment Time SenoRx will showcase its Contura, a multilumen radiation balloon applicator for accelerated partial breast irradiation, at ASTRO 2008. The radiation balloon uses a vacuum to remove excess fluid and to adhere closely to often irregularly shaped lumpectomy cavities in order to deliver reportedly precise radiation dosing through multiple seed lumens. Treatment time is reduced to days versus weeks, and accurate, targeted radiation dosing decreases potential recurrence of cancer cells in the lumpectomy site, according to the manufacturer. SenoRX | www.senorx.com Siemens ARTISTE Offers Comprehensive ImageGuided Treatments The recently FDA-cleared ARTISTE linear accelerator from Siemens Medical has recently gone clinical in three prominent cancer centers around the world, according to Siemens. Dozens of patients have been treated to date at MAASTRO Clinic in the Netherlands, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg, Germany, and Baton Rouge General’s Pennington Cancer Center in Louisiana. The ARTISTE is engineered specifically for Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART). The linear accelerator is an integrated imaging and workflow solution that offers a comprehensive portfolio of image-guided and advanced treatment delivery protocols, including in-room CT imaging capabilities and a new multileaf collimator, 160 MLC. TheraView is the cost-effective, clinically proven image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) system. With over 600 TheraViews installed worldwide, more and more clinicians are discovering the beneﬁts of a real-time, isocentrically mounted imaging solution. Designed to be versatile, TheraView can be installed with zero downtime on virtually any brand/model linear accelerator. Contact us today to schedule your on-site demonstration. Designed for the precise needs of Radiation Therapy, TheraView provides clinicians a full scope of imaging and diagnostic features: • TargetCheck Automated Beam Alignment Veriﬁcation Software • Real-time comparison of set-up image vs. current treatment image • DICOM export • Low dose set-up imaging (=>3mu) • Clear and concise menu operations • Single and Double exposure • Dynamic set-up images and treatment movie loops • Magniﬁcation & Image sharpening • Image annotation • Optional optical disk archival SM Siemens Medical Solutions www.usa.siemens.com/medical Cyberknife Robotic Radiosurgery Offers High-Dose Targeting The CyberKnife System, which will be showcased at ASTRO 2008 by Accuray, aims to deliver high-dose, hypofractionated radiosurgery treatments. Using robotic technologies and continual image guidance, the CyberKnife System aims to deliver targeting accuracy with the ability to automatically correct for intrafraction target motion without interrupting treatment or having to reposition the patient. The system delivers beams that move in real time with 3D respiratory motion throughout the respiratory cycle. Accuray | www.accuray.com U.S. Distributor: Acceletronics, Inc. | 602 Gordon Drive, Exton, PA 19341 | www.theraviewusa.com U.S. Sales: ROS, Inc. | tel: 858.689.4800 fax: 858.630.2752 | info@theraviewusa.com | Worldwide Sales/Service | TheraView Technology | www.theraview.com | info@theraview.com | Tel: +31.33.495.0968 TheraView and the TheraView logo are licensed to Cablon Medical, B.V., Klepelhoek 11, 3833, GZ Leusden, The Netherlands. Manufactured in The Netherlands. 16 | ITN | September 2008 | ITNonline.net http://www.senorx.com http://www.usa.siemens.com/medical http://www.theraviewusa.com http://www.theraviewusa.com http://www.accuray.com http://www.theraview.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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