Upgrades for Philips
radiology toolbox
Minneapolis -- Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) has released the Philips Pinnacle3 System 810 and Pinnacle3 Web Publishing, two new radiation oncology product offerings designed to increase workflow and operational efficiency. These and other Philips radiation oncology solutions were recently on display at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting in Minneapolis, July 22-25.
"We rely on insight from our customers to develop radiation oncology solutions that not only meet the needs of the market, but also exceed expectations," said Keith Tipton, general manager of Radiation Oncology for Philips Medical Systems. "These new advancements to Pinnacle3 increase throughput and provide user-friendly tools for more enhanced treatment planning."
The new Pinnacle3 System 810 is custom built for radiation oncology to significantly improve operational efficiency. Approximately three to five times faster than previous platforms, System 810 dramatically increases performance for even the most intensive treatment planning functions. Designed to run with the Pinnacle3 Workstation version 8.0h but also available for earlier Pinnacle3 versions, System 810 began shipping in June 2007.
Expanding the capabilities and offerings of the Pinnacle3 suite even further, Pinnacle3 Web Publishing allows radiation oncology plans to be reviewed and approved from anywhere in the world via a secure Internet connection. A work-in-progress, the innovative software solution provides a secure, paperless, web-based plan publishing system that improves workflow for dosimetrists, physicists and oncologists.
Additional Philips radiation oncology highlights on display at AAPM 2007 include:
Next Generation Radiation Oncology Toolbox
The Philips Pinnacle3 version 8.0h is a powerful and flexible radiation oncology toolbox offering the capabilities needed for the future of adaptive radiation therapy planning. This new offering is compatible with the new System 810 as well as older platforms, and includes the latest enhancements available from Philips Radiation Oncology, including a new bolus feature, new plan-locking feature and physics support for Elekta's Beam Modulator linear accelerator. The software also re-introduces Philips' Syntegra auto-fusion and Model Based Segmentation (MBS). Tumor Localization Application Available on Workstation The Philips-exclusive Tumor Localization (Tumor LOC) application allows radiation oncology departments to efficiently localize target volumes for radiation therapy planning. Previously only available on the Philips Brilliance CT Big Bore console, Tumor LOC is now available on the Extended Brilliance Workspace (EBW) and GEMINI TF PET/CT systems, enhancing workflow efficiency and flexibility in the radiotherapy department. When offered together with Remote Reconstruction and Pulmonary Viewer, Tumor LOC turns the EBW into a high performance 4-dimensional oncology workstation that can visualize respiratory motion from a beam's eye view perspective.
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