Two New Philips Systems Introduced at SNM Deliver Breakthrough Solutions for Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Oncology

by Barbara Kram, Editor | June 18, 2008

It also includes advanced cardiac quantification software for improved study interpretation and a comprehensive library of organ specific analysis tools to help improve diagnostic confidence and facilitate patient management. Additionally, the new Tumor Tracking application simplifies oncology patient management by providing tools to compare, analyze and track tumor volume and metabolic activity in order to monitor disease over time.

First Large Bore PET/CT

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Expanding on its leadership in time-of-flight imaging, Philips showcased the first ever large bore PET/CT system--the Philips GEMINI TF Big Bore. With a full 85 cm bore for PET and CT scans, the new system allows for positioning flexibility and has a rigid table design to meet the accuracy requirements for treatment planning. The GEMINI TF Big Bore allows clinicians to image patients in the same position they are treated, expanding PET/CT capabilities beyond diagnosis, staging and follow-up to include therapy planning.

The system combines Philips' GEMINI TF time-of-flight PET imaging technologies with its Brilliance Big Bore CT localization to consolidate radiation oncology procedures, increase potential for greater accuracy and improve scheduling. It is the first system that offers tools and protocols to easily integrate PET functional images into radiation oncology, helping to consolidate procedures while maintaining premium image quality.

The Philips GEMINI TF Big Bore will be installed later this year in the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine as part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System in conjunction with the Abramson Cancer Center and the Roberts Proton Therapy Center.

Philips' new GEMINI 3.5 software that has been released provides additional features and enhancements to improve clinical analysis and simplify patient care. Philips GEMINI 3.5 will deliver greater workflow developments along with advanced applications allowing clinicians to advance diagnostic confidence and improve productivity.

Also at the SNM conference, Philips released promising research findings about advanced imaging processing and software and how CAD may one day help clinicians in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease and cancer treatment planning. Read about it in next week's DOTmed Online News.

For more information about these products and more, visit www.philips.com/newscenter.

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