Nucletron highlights tools for advanced imaging and treatment planning

TriMed Staff | | Artificial Intelligence

Nucletron B.V. showed two of its tools in radiation treatment the Oncentra ConeBeam and Oncentra MasterPlan at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Denver, Colo., in mid-October.
   
Through the Oncentra ConeBeam, the acquisition and reconstructing of CT images from 3D isotropic data is possible. The system can be used in conjunction with the Simulix Evolution simulator to create a radiation therapy imaging tool that can perform conventional and CT assisted simulation on the same platform, giving clinicians access to both techniques. The Oncentra ConeBeam has just recently received 510(k) clearance from the FDA, Nucletron said.

The Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Maryland is the first site in the U.S. to install the Oncentra ConeBeam clinically.
   
Also highlighted at the conference was the company's Oncentra MasterPlan which is designed for location-independent radiation therapy treatment planning.

The Plan Analysis tool within MasterPlan allow clinics to simultaneously review treatment plans amongst several users and thus enables specialized skills to be concentrated independent of location. Also, modifications can be made to target volumes and beams from remote locations, the company said.
   
Additional features of the MasterPlan include electronic medical record (EMR) capabilities; DICOM RT archive compatability; IMRT optimization; anatomy modification capabilities; distribution planning; and a PC-based, vendor-neutral architecture.

TriMed Staff

Related Content

Experts highlight 'significant concerns' with fluctuating accuracy of popular large language models
FDA clears AI screening tool for cardiac amyloidosis
Are providers too trusting of AI's advice?
Pairing an alert system with CAD software halves time-to-treatment for pneumothorax
Deep learning reconstruction cuts radiation and contrast dose by half in aortic CTA exams
New study highlights the need to include more challenging datasets in AI training

Around the web

Cardiovascular Business
Positron partners with Upbeat Cardiology Solutions to improve cardiac PET/CT access

Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

Cardiovascular Business
Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.