ATLANTA, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The new releases of
Elekta’s XiO® treatment planning system and Focal contouring
system (v. 4.62) will enable clinicians to develop and deliver
radiation therapy plans more efficiently.
The XiO enhancements include an improved Intensity Modulated
Radiation Therapy (IMRT) segmentation algorithm, fluence map
smoothing and DICOM dose import via Focal. Focal now provides
improved tools for contouring, enabling clinicians to contour
anatomy faster and more easily. Together, these new XiO and Focal
features contribute to an approximate 30 percent reduction in
segments and approximate 20 percent reduction in IMRT monitor units
(MU)*, which translates into lower integral dose and faster
treatment times.
Focal 4.62 now also features plan summation for any number of
plans, allowing physicians to determine the cumulative dosimetric
effects. The summed dose from multiple plans can be saved into a
single plan.
In addition, the planning and contouring improvements support
Elekta linear accelerators using MLCi2, which allows for multiple
apertures and potentially fewer MUs to be delivered to the patient.
“Our XiO and Focal users requested these new features as ways to
increase their clinical efficiency,” says Virgil Willcut, Vice
President of Product Management, Physics & Research for Elekta
Treatment Planning. “We listened to our customers and worked to
make these new XiO and Focal releases a reality.”
*Data collected by Elekta on Smart Sequencing™ compared
to step & shoot XiO plans.
About Elekta
Elekta is a human care company pioneering significant
innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain
disorders. The company develops sophisticated, state-of-the-art
tools and treatment planning systems for radiation therapy and
radiosurgery, as well as workflow enhancing software systems across
the spectrum of c
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