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Science & the City, the public outreach program of the New York Academy of Sciences, in partnership with the Farber Center for Radiation Oncology, is hosting a free educational event where breast cancer patients and survivors, their families and friends, patient advocates, caregivers and other local medical professionals and people with a general interest in breast health will come together to learn about the latest diagnostic techniques, surgical and radiation therapies, and available treatments for breast cancer patients. Elekta is serving as a silver sponsor for the event, which will take place at the New York Academy of Sciences Conference Center. Read the rest of this entry »
Elekta ASTRO Booth Guide 2010 - Use this guide to plan your visit to our booth in San Diego. Read the rest of this entry »
Most breast cancer patients today receive a high dose boost following initial radiation to the entire affected breast. Clinicians have established that image-guided radiation therapy is a proven way to enhance the ability to deliver higher doses of localized radiation to cancers, thereby increasing cure rates, and controlling the risk of complications. To do so, clinicians need to start by precisely defining the lumpectomy cavity to facilitate planning and delivery of an electron boost or for a partial breast irradiation. Presently, there are no established standard techniques to characterize the lumpectomy cavity. CT, mammography, 2D ultrasound and surgical clips have all been shown to assist in lumpectomy cavity delineation. Read the rest of this entry »

AAPM Elekta Events

AAPM Elekta Events

At next week’s AAPM Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Elekta will display a broad array of intelligent solutions for radiation therapy planning, oncology information management and Image Guided Radiation Therapy.

New to the Elekta booth is Clarity™, which provides non-invasive soft tissue visualization to support radiation therapy workflows. Clarity compares 3D structures—not images—to provide accurate guidance non-invasively, without additional dose or any compromise to throughput. Demonstrations of the new version of ABAS 2.0 software, which includes the STAPLE algorithm to increase segmentation accuracy, will also be available. ABAS deforms atlases of anatomy previously defined on a reference image onto a new patient image, creating a new structure set fit to the patient anatomy and enhancing planning efficiency.

Representing the latest advance in 4D image guidance, Elekta’s XVI offers intelligent motion management and guidance. Symmetry™ motion management provides imaging tools to manage shifts in the relative positions of the tumor and organs-at-risk during the respiratory cycle. Intuity™ provides critical structure avoidance by accounting more accurately for both the position of the tumor and the healthy critical structures. Symmetry and Intuity demos will be available, and may be scheduled at the reception desk of booth #101. Demos of MOSAIQ® oncology information system, as well as other treatment planning software will also be available.

Before you leave for Philly, don’t forget to register for our complimentary customer events. All Elekta, Elekta Impac Software and Elekta CMS Software users are welcome to attend. To learn more, visit www.elekta.com/aapmevents.

See you in Philadelphia!