PALO ALTO, Calif., March 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian (NYSE: VAR)
today announced it was selected to equip the new Ethos Personalized
Adaptive Therapy Center in Phoenix,
Arizona, and help launch a new era in cancer treatment for
patients in the region. Ethos™ therapy provides the ability
to personalize the patient's radiation treatments based on their
anatomy and the tumor's shape and position on a daily basis at the
time of treatment. The goal is to better target the tumor, reduce
dose to healthy tissue, and potentially improve overall patient
outcomes.
This new center will be equipped with Varian's Ethos therapy.
This artificial intelligence (AI)-driven holistic adaptive therapy
solution is designed to deliver an entire adapted treatment for
daily personalized radiation therapy in a typical 15-minute
timeslot.
"We are excited to be opening this new center to bring a new
level of personalized care to all cancer patients in Arizona and proud to be among the first
clinics to offer Ethos therapy in the
United States," said John
Kresl MD PhD, senior partner and medical director at Palo
Verde Cancer Specialists and Phoenix CyberKnife™ Center. "Ethos
therapy will continue to enable our physicians to be the leaders in
providing the latest state-of-the-art tumor focused radiation
therapy by better visualizing the daily changes in a patient's
anatomy and quickly adapt their therapy right on the spot, thereby
potentially providing better treatments to our patients. We
initially plan to use Ethos therapy for pancreas, prostate, breast,
head & neck, and lung cancer treatments."
"Every patient deserves personalized cancer care," said
Chris Toth, president Varian
Oncology Systems. "The launch of Ethos therapy was a
transformational moment for cancer care, and we are honored to be
working with this new center to bring these adaptive treatments to
patients in Arizona and help us
move closer to creating a world without fear of cancer."
For more information on Ethos, visit www.varian.com/ethos
About Varian
At Varian, we envision a world without
fear of cancer. For more than 70 years, we have developed, built
and delivered innovative cancer care technologies and solutions for
our clinical partners around the globe to help them treat millions
of patients each year. With an Intelligent Cancer Care approach, we
are harnessing advanced technologies like artificial intelligence,
machine learning and data analytics to enhance cancer treatment and
expand access to care. Our 10,000 employees across 70 locations
keep the patient and our clinical partners at the center of our
thinking as we power new victories in cancer care. Because, for
cancer patients everywhere, their fight is our fight. For more
information, visit http://www.varian.com and follow
@VarianMedSys on Twitter.
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Mark Plungy
Director, Global Public Relations
+1 (650) 424-5630
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Vice President, Investor Relations
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