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Benefits of IGRT
Dynamic Targeting® IGRT from Varian Medical Systems offers clinicians advanced imaging techniques to verify patient position and tumor position at the time of treatment. Knowing exactly where the tumor is allows clinicians to reduce the volume of tissue irradiated, targeting only the tumor and sparing the surrounding normal tissue. Irradiating less normal tissue reduces the toxicity of radiotherapy, improving the patient's quality of life. In some cases, improved targeting may make it possible to deliver higher radiation doses to the tumor and thereby increase the likelihood of local tumor control.
Patient Benefits
- Through more precise targeting of the beam, dosage levels can be increased and target volumes (the three-dimensional areas to receive treatment) can be reduced—so tumors get a higher dose of radiation and healthy surrounding tissues get very little. Higher doses have been shown to enhance treatment effectiveness. And better targeting reduces the possible side effects of radiotherapy.
- State-of-the-art motion management techniques allow patients to breathe naturally during treatment sessions, increasing treatment accuracy, reducing stress and increasing patient comfort.
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Events
- 02/02/2012 - 20/04/2012
ASCO -2012 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium - 02/08/2012
Emerging Technologies Clinical Forum - 02/09/2012 - 02/10/2012
Bard User Meeting - International - 02/11/2012 - 02/12/2012
Singapore Radiological Society 21st ASM - 02/21/2012 - 02/23/2012
HIMSS 2012 - 02/22/2012 - 02/24/2012
ACI- Planning, Building & Operating Successful Proton Therpay Center - 02/22/2012 - 02/25/2012
RSS - The Radiosurgery Society
