Varian improves brachytherapy treatment
2 November 2007 Varian Medical Systems
(VAR: NYSE) has the iX range of advanced afterloaders that simplify
high dose rate brachytherapy delivery and optimise treatment of cancer
patients.
The afterloaders have new Windows-based
control software, common to both the VariSource iX and GammaMedplus iX
afterloaders, the computer-controlled devices used for delivering the
radiation sources. The new software integrates with Varian’s BrachyVision treatment planning system. The
company says the new iX systems are in
operation at a number of sites and are currently being shipped to customers.
Varian is also introducing an updated version of its VariSeed brachytherapy seed-planning software. VariSeed
8.0 incorporates several new features that allow greater visibility of the
treatment. VariSeed 8.0 offers brachytherapy physicists new and improved contouring
tools, including the ability to contour in the sagittal and coronal planes.
Contouring the urethra has been simplified by the introduction of the
Structure sweep, which is also available in the VariSeed Implant View
module for interactive seed placement and dosimetry.
Among the new features is a tool that creates a digital reconstruction of
the CT image and makes it much simpler to define the seed placement. A
typical permanent seed implant involves up to 120 radioactive seeds, each
the size of a grain of rice.
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