Treatment Planning

Having a treatment plan is an important part of radiation therapy. This channel page includes news and new technology innovations for treatment plans.

Stefan Vilsmeier Brainlab announced the acquisition of Mint Medical GmbH, a Heidelberg-based company that develops image reading and reporting software for clinical routine and research

News | Treatment Planning

Brainlab Acquires Mint Medical

March 10, 2021 — Brainlab announced the acquisition of Mint Medical GmbH, a Heidelberg-based company that develops image ...

March 10, 2021

Axial fused PET/CT image shows intense uptake (arrowhead) in the deep pelvis corresponding to the left lobe of the prostate in a 62-year-old with a history of prostate cancer treated with radiation therapy. The CT scan does not show the tumor. Image courtesy of the the Radiological Society of North America.

Feature | Treatment Planning | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

Using PET to Enhance Prostate Treatment Planning

The decision to offer radiation after prostatectomy for patients with recurrent prostate cancer is quite complex, and ...

March 05, 2021

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. announced today that UroPartners, the largest urology practice in Illinois and top five in the nation, has chosen to standardize on the Persona CT computed tomography (CT) system to accelerate their oncology treatment planning capabilities

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Fujifilm Announces CT Partnership with Leading Urology Group UroPartners

December 17, 2020 — Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. announced that UroPartners, the largest urology practice in ...

December 17, 2020

Interoperability between Brainlab and Accuray planning systems using Snke OS, an enterprise health tech platform

News | Treatment Planning

Accuray Announces Agreement with Brainlab to Expand CyberKnife Platform Treatment Capabilities for the Neuro-radiosurgery Market

October 29, 2020 — Accuray Incorporated, a pioneer in the robotic stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) field announced a ...

October 29, 2020

Varian Drives Next Evolution of Proton Treatment Planning with Eclipse v16.1

News | Treatment Planning

Varian's Proton Therapy Treatment Planning Software Clears FDA

September 15, 2020 — Varian announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Eclipse v16.1 treatment planning ...

September 15, 2020

At the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2019 meeting, new artificial intelligence (AI) software to assist with radiotherapy treatment planning systems was highlighted. The goal of the AI-based systems is to save staff time, while still allowing clinicians to do the final patient review.

Feature | Treatment Planning | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Treatment Planning

At the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2019 meeting, new artificial intelligence (AI) software to ...

July 08, 2020

Varian received FDA clearance for its Ethos therapy in February 2020. It is an adaptive intelligence solution that uses onboard AI in the treatment system to take the cone beam CT imaging on the system, compare it to the treatment plan and deliver an entire adaptive treatment plan in a typical 15-minute treatment time slot, from patient setup through treatment delivery.

Feature | Treatment Planning | Dave Fornell, Editor

Artificial Intelligence Greatly Speeds Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning

The traditional treatment planning process takes days to create an optimized radiation therapy delivery plan, but new ...

April 03, 2020

This is a machine learning created treatment plan for pancreatic cancer radiation therapy displayed by Raysearch on the expo floor at the ASTRO 2019 meeting. #ASTRO19 #ASTRO2019 #ASTRO

Gallery | ASTRO | Dave Fornell, Editor

Photo Gallery From ASTRO 2019 Showing Advances in Radiotherapy Technology

Below are photos from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2019 meeting September 2019 in Chicago. The ...

October 30, 2019

Videos | Artificial Intelligence

VIDEO: Artificial Intelligence Driven Adaptive Radiotherapy System Begins Treating Patients

David Sjostrom, Ph.D., deputy chief physicist, Herlev Hospital, Department of Oncology, Division of Radiotherapy, Herlev ...

October 22, 2019

News | Treatment Planning

MD Anderson and Varian Partner to Optimize Radiation Oncology Treatment

October 18, 2019 — The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Varian announced a new strategic collaboration ...

October 18, 2019

News | Treatment Planning

First Patients Treated With Machine Learning-generated Plans from RayStation 8B

September 23, 2019 — The first-ever patient radiation therapy treatments generated with machine learning in the ...

September 23, 2019

The Siemens Somatom Go.Sim computed tomography (CT) system for dedicated radiation therapy planning

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Siemens Healthineers Debuts Two CT Systems for Dedicated Radiotherapy Planning

September 15, 2019 — Siemens Healthineers debuted two computed tomography (CT) systems dedicated to radiation therapy ...

September 15, 2019

News | Radiation Oncology

Philips Showcases Integrated Radiation Oncology Portfolio at ASTRO 2019

September 13, 2019 — Philips will showcase its integrated radiation oncology portfolio at the American Society of ...

September 13, 2019

News | Treatment Planning

First Clinical Monte Carlo Photon Dose Planning Conducted in RayStation

September 5, 2019 — Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany, has treated its first patient using Monte Carlo photon dose ...

September 05, 2019

News | Treatment Planning

Heidelberg University Hospital Treats First Patient Using Carbon Ion Therapy With RayStation

August 23, 2019 — Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany, has started using the RayStation treatment planning system ...

August 23, 2019

Proton therapy for the eye treatment plan shown by RaySearch at AAPM 2019. #AAPM2019 #AAPM

Gallery | AAPM | Dave Fornell, Editor

Image Gallery of New Radiotherapy Technology at AAPM 2019

This is a photo essay of the new radiation oncology and medical physics technologies on the expo floor and discussed in ...

August 22, 2019

The Zap-X stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) brain radiotherapy system is completely self-shielded, eliminating the need for a concrete vault. The goal of the system is to expand SRS brain therapy by making it easier to access and less expensive by eliminating the large expense of custom built vaults to house the system. #AAPM19 #AAPM2019 #AAPM

Feature | AAPM | Dave Fornell, Editor

New Radiotherapy and Medical Physics Technology at AAPM 2019

There were several trends and new technologies in radiation oncology discussed at the American Association of Physicists ...

August 21, 2019

Videos | Proton Therapy

VIDEO: Example of an Eye Proton Therapy Treatment Plan

A new area for proton therapy in treatment of eye cancer, because of the ability to control the tissue penetration and ...

August 21, 2019

Videos | Treatment Planning

VIDEO: Artificial Intelligence Automatic Contouring and Segmentation For Radiotherapy

This is an example of the Mirada DLCExpert deep learning software that automatically identifies organs, segments and ...

August 21, 2019

Videos | Treatment Planning

VIDEO: Lung Cancer Treatment Plan for a CyberKnife Radiotherapy System

This is a lung cancer tumor radiotherapy treatment plan for the Accuray CyberKnife system demonstrated at the American ...

August 21, 2019