Particle Therapy
The development of a particle therapy facility has to be supported by companies who understand the need for collaboration on a scale. Siemens is the company that can combine the software, hardware and workflow processes to deliver the most effective solution to healthcare providers.
Throughout the world, Siemens has earned the legacy of leadership in electronics, power generation, telegraphy, imaging, radiation therapy, microscopy and information technology. Through several research and industrial collaborations, Siemens is taking the logical steps to deliver state-of-the-art solutions for cancer therapy.
Introduction
Almost 50% of all cancer patients are treated in combination or alone with radiation therapy to treat or to palliate the effects of the disease.
The objective of cancer treatment is to destroy tumor cells and preserve as much healthy tissue as possible. This requires a high dose targeted at the tumor and the lowest possible dose to the surrounding tissue. Precision is the key and that is was Particle Therapy offers...
Clinical
Over 40,000 patients have been treated with protons and over 3000 patients with carbon ions with very promising results. Dose distribution studies and innovative patient positioning techniques open up new opportunities for a more precise treatment …
Technology
The Siemens solution uses a synchrotron for precise acceleration of the particles and combines the well acknowledged proton treatment with carbon ion treatment. For beam application the flexible and highly exact raster scanning method is applied...
Workflow
A Particle Therapy center uses one accelerator to deliver a treatment beam consecutively to several treatment rooms. The continuous utilization of the particle source is the key for high economic efficiency. Siemens uses innovative technology and optimizes the workflow throughout the Particle Therapy center ….
Reference Projects
Siemens has been driving medical innovations for more than 100 years. Learn more about the sites, which will benefit from the Siemens experience…
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*Siemens Particle Therapy products and solutions are works-in-progress and require country specific regulatory approval prior to clinical use.
