Zuid-Oost Nederland Protonen Therapie Centrum (ZON-PTC), Maastricht, Netherlands, recently treated its first patient using the combination of the treatment planning system (TPS) RayStation from RaySearch in combination with the Mevion S250i™ Proton Therapy System with Hyperscan®Pencil Beam Scanning.
RayStation was the selected treatment planning system in 2017, when the proton therapy center was established. ZON-PTC is a joint undertaking between MAASTRO clinic and the Maastricht University Medical Center (Maastricht UMC+). The center opened early this year, and the first patient treatment has successfully been conducted. The first patient was treated for head and neck cancer, and during the year the center will continue to treat patients with different tumor sites.
The clinic is equipped with Mevion S2501 Proton Therapy System with Hyperscan®Pencil Beam Scanning. RayStation was selected as TPS due to its technological innovation, advanced clinical functionality and outstanding user experience. ZON-PTC was one of the first centers to use RayStation 8B* clinically.
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Geert Bosmans, managing director and medical physicist, at ZON-PTC, says: “We have used RayStation clinically since 2017 and are very satisfied with our selection. RayStation is a very smooth and efficient system, presenting treatment plans with excellent quality. The use of RayStation 8B with Mevion’s S2501 Proton Therapy System, allows us to reach the full potential of the hardware. We are delighted that the treatments have gone so well and are looking forward to a successful collaboration with RaySearch.”
Johan Löf, CEO of RaySearch, says: “I’m glad to see that RayStation has successfully been used to produce treatment plans for a new type of proton therapy, this time with Mevion’s Hyperscan® system at ZON-PTC. The combination of advances in delivery hardware and planning software, such as in this case, is key to implement new treatment techniques and it is very much in line with our goal to support as many treatment delivery platforms as possible.”
About ZON-PTC
The Southeast Netherlands Proton Therapy Center (ZON-PTC) is an initiative of MAASTRO Clinic and Maastricht UMC+. MAASTRO Clinic is a leading institute offering conventional radiation therapy with photons. Maastricht UMC+ is known both nationally and internationally for its focus on prevention and integrated approach to health care. ZON-PTC will benefit from the knowledge and expertise of both institutions and will share existing facilities.
