OCT 15, 2015 -- Siemens Healthcare -- Malvern, PA -- At the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), October 18-21 at San Antonio's Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Siemens Healthcare debuts a host of imaging systems that empower radiation therapy, enabling RT professionals to look closer at the clinical facts and go further in the direction of personalized therapy. At this year's show, Siemens proudly displays a complete portfolio of computed tomography (CT), CT sliding gantry, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT systems designed for RT professionals and enriched by the company's well-established syngo.via multimodality reading solution. Further bolstered by its longstanding strategic global partnership with Varian Medical Systems, Siemens is equipped to enable health care facilities to provide truly personalized patient care in an efficient manner.

Biograph RT Pro edition for PET/CT

The new RT Pro edition of Siemens' Biograph™ mCT family of PET/CT systems provides a comprehensive solution for RT treatment planning in PET/CT. Similar to the RT Pro edition of the SOMATOM Definition AS Open CT system, Biograph RT Pro edition helps dedicated RT professionals improve patient outcomes with fine image detail for better tumor delineation with HD FoV Pro, an algorithm that uses intelligent contour and attenuation estimation to improve visibility beyond the scan field of view, and iMAR (iterative metal artifact reduction), which is designed to yield images with reduced metal artifacts. The system's full suite of motion management technologies improves clinicians' ability to correlate tumor position during the respiratory cycle for precise therapy planning, with an integrated user interface between PET and CT that allows for time-, phase- and amplitude-based gating. Siemens' exclusive FlowMotion™ continuous bed motion technology offers CT-like acquisition, enabling RT departments to deliver organ-focused PET imaging. The advanced modeling of Siemens' optional ADMIRE (Advanced Modeled Iterative Reconstruction) CT algorithm delivers superb image detail, delineation, and sharpness of organ borders. The optional TwinBeam Dual Energy feature permits simultaneous acquisition of tissue data from high- and low-energy spectra for uncompromised image quality.
Siemens also showcases the Biograph RT edition offered on the new Biograph Horizon™ PET/CT system¹ – an entry-level, 16-slice scanner with a 70 cm bore that features the foundational imaging technology available on Siemens' premium PET/CT systems. The Biograph RT edition also includes several key features found on the Biograph RT Pro edition, including iMAR and respiratory gating.¹ Additionally, both the Biograph RT Pro and Biograph RT editions are ideal solutions for nuclear medicine physicians looking to provide a service line to the radiation oncology department.

More HCB News