TomoTherapy

Overview

21st Century Oncology continues leading the way in the latest technology and treatment options in radiation therapy by adding TomoTherapy to our comprehensive list of services. Radiation with TomoTherapy represents a quantum leap in technology and can be one of the most effective radiation treatment options for many cancer patients.

Conventional radiation therapy machines deliver a wide beam of radiation from only a few angles. The Hi·Art treatment system uses its unique CT scanner design to deliver radiation continuously from all angles around the patient. And, it features patented beam-modulating technology that divides a single beam into many smaller, narrow “beamlets.” More angles and more precise modulation result in dose distributions that conform to tumors like never before. This, in turn, minimizes damage to surrounding healthy tissue.

360º delivery. The Hi·Art treatment system’s linear accelerator (linac) is mounted to a CT scanner-like ring gantry, which means TomoTherapy treatments can be delivered continuously, from all angles around the patient. More beam directions give physicians more control in how they plan treatments—and more assurance that dose will be confined to the tumor, reducing the risk of short- and long-term side effects.

Ctrue™ image guidance for every patient, every day™. Our unique ring gantry design facilitates a 360º delivery pattern. Perhaps even more importantly, it integrates true CT imaging that can be used on a daily basis to guide the accurate delivery of each treatment session. No other radiation therapy machine offers this seamless integration of image-guided and intensity-modulated radiation therapy. No other machine can. This leading-edge technology provides 21st Century Oncology, our referring physicians and our patients, a treatment system that is an all-in-one solution, incorporating software for treatment planning, quality assurance, patient set-up and treatment delivery. It facilitates the first fully integrated process for radiation therapy, reducing the number of technical decisions that need to be made and giving clinicians more time to focus on patients.