Brachytherapy For prostate cancer

Why brachytherapy for prostate?

  • Minimize patient movement and associated implant shifts
  • Ensure optimal target view and avoid organs at risk
  • Seamless integration offers genuine real-time workflow
Doctor and patient

Genuine real-time workflow

There are various ways to treat prostate cancer with brachytherapy, we choose to guide you through the real time prostate solutions workflow as it is in which the treatment is provided in a single session.

Patient is not moved between procedure steps

 

 Patient is not moved between procedure steps  

Ultrasound imaging

Automatic transversal and sagittal scanning of the prostate


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Oncentra® Prostate, on Prostate Laptop Cart

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OncoSelect® Stepper and Endo-Cavity Rotational Mover

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Ultrasound imaging system*


* Prostate solution can be used with commercially available ultrasound systems.

Contouring

Define target volume and identify organs at risk


Tools in Oncentra Prostate to outline treatment volume and organs at risk.

  • Pearl tool
  • Semi auto contouring tool
  • Segmentation
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Oncentra® Prostate, on Prostate Laptop Cart


* Prostate solution can be used with commercially available ultrasound systems.

Dose planning

Calculate optimal dose distribution using virtual needle and source positioning


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Oncentra® Prostate, on Prostate Laptop Cart

Needle insertion

Ultrasound guided needle placement based on virtual dose plan


Actively used products in this step

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Oncentra® Prostate, on Prostate Laptop Cart

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OncoSelect® Stepper and Endo-Cavity Rotational Mover

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Elekta prostate templates and interstitial needles

Image: Martinez prostate template

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Ultrasound imaging system*


* Prostate solution can be used with commercially available ultrasound systems.

Reconstruction

Adapt needle positions in real-time and update target volumes for dose recalculation and evalutation


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Oncentra® Prostate, on Prostate Laptop Cart

HDR Flexitron® treatment delivery

Safe, simple, intuitive brachytherapy workflow


Flexitron

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Five simple features are the basis for the Flexitron way of working, introducing a new standard in treatment delivery

  • Standardized transfer lengths, less prone to human errors during reconstruction as there is only one indexer length.
  • Reference zero at entrance of applicator, no need to measure the distal tip.
  • Metric dwell position numbering, 1 mm step size in a treatment window of 400 mm.
  • Forward stepping results in a reproducible source positioning within 0,5mm accuracy
  • Intuitive user interface, smooth navigation saves time.

Why Flexitron?

  • Simple quality assurance
  • 40-channel option for large implants
  • Connected to major oncology systems such as MOSAIQ®
  • Safe investment with future upgrade potential
  • Available in either Iridium-192 or Cobalt-60*

* Not available in all countries.

LDR treatment delivery

Ultrasound guided implantation of iodine seeds into the prostate, based on the virtual dose plan


Actively used products in this step

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Oncentra® Prostate, on Prostate Laptop Cart

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Ultrasound imaging system*

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OncoSelect® Stepper and Endo-Cavity Rotational Mover

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Seed delivery system*


* Prostate solution can be used with commercially available ultrasound systems.

Patient out

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Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, United Kingdom

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, United Kingdom

Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge, United Kingdom

Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge, United Kingdom

 

BrachyAcademy

Empowering through education


Peer-to-peer education platform for brachytherapy professionals

The BrachyAcademy comprises a complete peer-to-peer medical education library and includes programs such as clinical workshops and training visits to leading hospitals worldwide.

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BrachyAcademy
 

About Brachytherapy

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