A recent publication of D. Jaffray. et al in Nature Cancer (Sept. 2023) titled Harnessing progress in radiotherapy for global cancer control highlights improving outcomes in cancer control due to the significant progress in radiation therapy over the last years. It also addresses the challenges in making this proven therapy available to cancer patients …
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An increasing number of clinics are incorporating the innovative technology of the IQM System for the verification of Stereotactic treatment techniques like multi-lesion and single lesion SRS as well as Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) / Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) The new IQM SRS QA expansion is a game-changing solution, revolutionizing the way clinicians ensure …
University Hospital Southampton poster details use of IQM to verify single-isocenter multiple brainmets treatments. Southampton General Hospital, part of the University Hospital Southampton, is the largest clinical center of the NHS Foundation Trust. The radiotherapy center is equipped with 6 state-of-the-art Elekta linear accelerators making University Hospital Southampton one of the largest radiotherapy centers in …
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Online treatment monitoring during radiotherapy refers to the use of technology to remotely monitor and track the delivery of radiation therapy in real-time. This can include monitoring the treatment beam delivery, patient positioning, and other factors that can affect the accuracy of the treatment. Online treatment monitoring during the patient treatment identifies and corrects errors …
Sunshine Coast University Hospital offers advanced radiation services to the Sunshine Coast and Gympie regions in Queensland, Australia. The Radiation Therapy Clinic is equipped with 3 state-of-the-art Elekta Versa HD Linear Accelerators. The clinic implemented IQM to completely automate their pre-treatment Plan QA as well as their routine Machine QA processes at each of their …
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Personalized radiotherapy tailors radiation treatment to the unique characteristics of an individual’s cancer, potentially increasing the effectiveness of radiation treatment while minimizing the risk of side effects. Introducing customized QA for personalized radiotherapy with Custom Field Types (CFT) Customized QA assigns optimal verification parameters to personalized radiation treatment ensuring that the prescribed dose is delivered …
The seamless integration of IQM into the Elekta ecosystem promises significant clinical advantages for Radiation Therapy Clinics all over the world. Quality Assurance becomes an integral and fully automated part of the clinical treatment planning and delivery process. Automated online data acquisition at every control point and real-time treatment verification of every beam segment provide …
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The first fully automated verification system available in radiation therapy The innovative IQM detector technology in combination with its high precision calculation algorithm automatically verifies the accuracy of the radiation delivery during the patient treatment. Using IQM provides significant advantages for every modern Radiation Therapy clinic: Improved accuracy By automatically checking and verifying various …
Medical Physicists at Allegheny Health Network (AHN) compared the sensitivity of the IQM System to beam energy changes against 4 other conventional methods, The team measured baseline data for a 6MV beam on an Elekta Versa HD with the five following methods: Beamscan 3D scanner with PTW Semiflex 3D ionization chamber (PTW) Daily QA3 (Sun …
Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is one of the leading hospitals in the US. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles After detailed investigation of an early IQM system by John DeMarco, PhD, Elizabeth McKenzie, PhD, and Benedick Fraass, PhD, the center is implementing use of a new IQM system on their Elekta Versa …
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