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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MedEuropa currently operates radiation therapy centers in 4 Romanian cities (visit www.medeuropa.ro for more information). The MedEuropa cancer center in the capital, Bucharest, is equipped with 3 state-of-the-art Elekta linear accelerators. These linear accelerators deliver every modern treatment technique to over 180 cancer patients each day, from Stereotactic treatment techniques applying 6FFF and 10FFF energies, …
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The Department of Oncology and Radiation Therapy at the University Hospital in Pilsen is one of the largest cancer clinics in the Czech Republic with an ever-increasing number of patients. Their newly installed state-of-the-art Elekta Infinity Linear Accelerator will be independently monitored with the Integral Quality Monitor (IQM) System. IQM attached to the Elekta Infinity …
The AZ (Algemeen Ziekenhuis) Turnhout is the first hospital in Belgium to provide a new level of patient safety for its cancer patients by investing in the IQM System. The two state-of-the-art Elekta Versa HD linear accelerators installed at the Radiotherapy Department at AZ Turnhout allow the clinical staff to treat complex tumors with submillimeter …
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The recently released IQM software version 1.8 offers a variety of unique clinical features. For example, the IQM Monitor Application offers increased flexibility, with expanded Watch and Action Level options like asymmetric threshold definition for upper- and lower-level deviations and many more. The new IQM Reports document every step of the treatment delivery process with …
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The National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases in Surquillo (Lima), Peru, better known as INEN, is the first Radiation Therapy Center in South America to use the unique clinical advantages of the IQM System. Click here for more information about INEN. The Radiation Therapy Center at INEN operates 2 state-of-the-art Elekta Infinity and 2 Elekta Synergy …
The Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus in Dresden uses real-time monitoring during radiotherapy delivery. The Integral Quality Monitor (IQM) System from iRT Systems GmbH in Koblenz, Germany, allows for real-time monitoring of treatment accuracy as well as for efficient quality assurance. “With this system, additional time-consuming measurements …
The CDT-West (Center for Diagnosis and Therapy) is a German Radiology and Radiation Therapy network providing state-of-the-art cancer diagnostics and therapy at three clinical centers in Coesfeld, Cologne and Frechen (see www.cdt-west.de for more information). Starting in Summer 2022, each of these three locations will be equipped with an IQM System. IQM will allow the …
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Medical Physicists at Allegheny Health Network (AHN) compared the Sun Nuclear SRS MapCheck and the IQM System for quality assurance of single isocenter (Iso) multiple metastases (Mets) SRS and SRT plans. The team created Single Iso Multiple Mets plans with multiple arcs in a Brainlab Multiple Mets Elements (MME) TPS and verified them with both QA …
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