Prior to the installation, OU Health utilized the SDX System in Manual Mode, which significantly increases the treatment’s margin precision while treating moving tumors with the DYN’R deep inspiration breath-hold solution (DIBH). Therapists have real-time access to internal organ positioning and are empowered to manually stop the beam at any moment if they note any undesirable internal motion.
DYN’R and Mevion will be exhibiting at the upcoming American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Chicago, IL from October 24th to the 26th and attendees are invited to visit the companies during the event to learn more.
About DYN’R Medical Systems
DYN’R Medical Systems is a French based industry leader in spirometry and respiratory measurement. It created the SDX® Respiratory Gating System to serve an essential function: managing thoracic and abdominal tumor motion during imaging and radiation therapy.
About Mevion Medical Systems
Since 2004, Mevion Medical Systems has been the leading provider of compact proton therapy systems for cancer care. Dedicated to advancing the design and accessibility of proton therapy worldwide, Mevion was the first company to innovate this new single-room platform and continues to further the science and application of proton therapy. Mevion’s flagship product, the MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System with HYPERSCAN pencil beam scanning, is the world’s smallest proton therapy system that eliminates the obstacles of size, complexity, and cost that exists with other proton therapy systems. Mevion is headquartered in Littleton, Massachusetts, with a presence in Europe and Asia.
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