| Advanced Cancer-Fighting Technology Offers Hope at MIMA Cancer
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| TRILOGY a trusted leader in radiation therapy technology |
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Radiation therapy is effective against many forms of cancer. Nearly two-thirds
of all cancer patients receive radiation therapy at some point during their
treatment, and with modern technology such as the Trilogy by Varian Medical
Systems, the physicians at MIMA Cancer Center can customize treatment for every
patient.
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The Trilogy® accelerator is a versatile and powerful medical image-guided
radiation therapy machine, capable of targeting tumors with sub-millimeter
accuracy while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue.
Varian Medical Systems is at the forefront of major advances in the field of
radiation therapy. Speed, precision, and personalization are at the heart of
Varian's technology for Dynamic Targeting® image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT),
which utilizes a spectrum of imaging and motion management tools to pinpoint and
target tumors. This novel approach enables doctors to see, measure, track, and
treat cancerous tumors with unprecedented precision even when they move.
Varian has been bringing meaningful cancer fighting technologies, like IGRT,
since 1954. Building on their experience with thousands of physicians and
millions of patients, they have earned a reputation for making continuous
progress in treating cancer. In fact, today, most leading clinics in America use
Varian products to treat more than 100,000 patients every day.
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| RapidArc Next Generation Radiation Therapy Comes to MIMA Cancer
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MIMA Cancer Center will add to its cutting-edge treatment technology with
RapidArc -- a major advance this year from Varian Medical Systems. RapidArc will
improve the conformity of the radiation dose and at the same time shorten
treatment times. Plus, RapidArc will achieve a physician's treatment objectives
better than today's best IMRT techniques two to eight times faster than the
fastest dynamic treatments can be delivered today.
RapidArc is different because it delivers the radiation dose in one
whole volume rather than layering it slice by slice over a period of time.
Varian's technology for image-guided radiation therapy was technically ahead to
begin with, and now by adding efficient arc therapy that can be delivered in
multiple planes (i.e. volumetrically), patients can benefit from both 3D
treatment technology and faster, more precise treatment. The result is something
that makes a practical difference to patient care and to the ability of
physicians at MIMA Cancer Center to offer whatever is best for each for
patients.
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RapidArc is different because it delivers the radiation dose in one whole volume
rather than layering it slice by slice over a period of time. Varian's
technology for image-guided radiation therapy was technically ahead to begin
with, and now by adding efficient arc therapy that can be delivered in multiple
planes (i.e. volumetrically), patients can benefit from both 3D treatment
technology and faster, more precise treatment. The result is something that
makes a practical difference to patient care and to the ability of physicians at
MIMA Cancer Center to offer whatever is best for each for patients. RapidArc is
different because it delivers the radiation dose in one whole volume rather than
layering it slice by slice over a period of time. Varian's technology for
image-guided radiation therapy was technically ahead to begin with, and now by
adding efficient arc therapy that can be delivered in multiple planes (i.e.
volumetrically), patients can benefit from both 3D treatment technology and
faster, more precise treatment. The result is something that makes a practical
difference to patient care and to the ability of physicians at MIMA Cancer
Center to offer whatever is best for each for patients.valis Tx moves around the
patient's body so that the radiation penetrates the entire tumor or lesion from
different angles quickly. While the tumor or lesion receives the full dose of
radiation, the surrounding healthy tissue only receives a small percentage of
the radiation, which reduces potential damage to surrounding tissues. Novalis Tx
was first implemented almost a decade ago for the treatment of brain tumors or
lesions, where pinpoint precision is required to focus radiation treatment on
tumors or lesions close to critical structures. Now, experts are taking
advantage of the precision of Novalis Tx to increase the range of a patient's
available treatment options and treat other areas of the body, such as the lung,
liver, prostate and spine.
Why is fast treatment important? There are two reasons why short
treatment times can be important: treatment accuracy and patient comfort. The
length of treatments with some devices can be extreme, lasting an hour or more,
during which the patient must lie as still as possible. Prolonged treatment
times can make the entire process even more stressful, and some physicians
recommend practicing meditation during the procedure or even prescribe a
sedative. Reducing the treatment time also minimizes the time where the patient
may make small movements that can affect the overall accuracy of the treatment.
Only Novalis Tx offers the widest spectrum of modalities in the
industry, from circular arc for very small spherical lesions and functional
radiosurgery, to conformal beam, dynamic arc and intensity modulated
radiosurgery (IMRS), Novalis Tx allows the best mix of all these modalities to
perfectly sculpt the dose to the exact shape of the lesion and protect vital
risk organs at the same time. In comparison, other systems offer a limited
treatment approach and rely simply on circular beams, which often gives uneven
coverage over the tumor and has an increased chance of negatively affecting
nearby healthy tissue.
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