User:Angelinthemorning/CT-on-Rails/Linac System

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CT-on-Rails
The CT-On-Rails/Linac consists of a SOMATOM Plus 4 Sliding Gantry and a PRIMUS Linear Accelerator. It provides oncologists with accurate, virtual real-time diagnostic-quality images of tumors within the treatment room. The CT/Linac’s gantry moves along a set of high precision rails, bringing diagnostic imaging capability quickly and easily to the patient on the treatment table. The gantry is easily retracted when image acquisition is complete. Based on the updated tumor localization data, the system will then deliver the most optimal radiation therapy to the tumor while providing maximal sparing of normal tissue. The technology’s usefulness lies in its ability to pinpoint small cancerous tumors, then zap them. This contrasts with the traditional approach, in which physicians mark the tumor’s location and then apply radiation at a later date.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1120-1797(05)80012-2 User:Angelinthemorning|Angelinthemorning]] (talk) 21:14, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Category:Radiation therapy, External Beam Treatment