PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian
Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) today announced it will be
demonstrating its new Halcyon™ platform for simplifying
and enhancing virtually every aspect of image-guided volumetric
intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), and HyperArc™
high-definition radiotherapy (HDRT), an advanced type of
radiosurgery treatment, September
24-27 in San Diego, CA at
the 2017 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual
Meeting, booth 717. The company also will be hosting its Users
Meeting on Saturday, September 23
prior to the ASTRO meeting.
In addition to Halcyon and HyperArc, Varian will showcase these
solutions for simplifying and increasing access to advanced cancer
care:
- Eclipse™ 15.5 featuring treatment planning for
HyperArc HDRT, RapidPlan™ knowledge-based planning,
Multi-Criteria Optimization (MCO), plus fast optimization and dose
calculation
- Iterative CBCT on the TrueBeam® platform, which
produces exceptionally high quality images for better visualization
of soft tissue structures
- ProBeam® proton therapy, configurable as single- or
multi-room solutions featuring gantries that rotate a full 360
degrees, RapidScan™ high-speed pencil-beam scanning for
single-breath-hold lung SBPT and iterative CBCT for enhanced soft
tissue resolution
- Varian Marketplace™, a digital marketplace for
Varian and customer apps and software product extensions to solve
real-world clinical and operational problems
The Varian Users Meeting will provide attendees with new
insights on the latest Varian technology. Topics include:
- Early experience with the Halcyon system
- Multicriteria optimization and high-performance computing
- Using 360 Oncology™ care management to make multidisciplinary
tumor boards smarter and more efficient
- Robust planning for proton therapy using the Eclipse
system
- Multi-modality imaging in treatment planning, delivery, and
response assessment
- First clinical impressions of HyperArc for treating brain
metastases
A complete Users Meeting agenda is available online at
http://www.varian.com/news/usermeeting.
When: ASTRO is September 24– 27, 2017. The exhibition is
open from 10:00am to 5:00pm Sunday through
Tuesday.
Where:
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San Diego Convention
Center
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Booth #
717
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San Diego,
CA
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About Varian Medical Systems
Varian Medical Systems
focuses energy on saving lives and is the world's leading
manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating and
managing cancer. Headquartered in Palo
Alto, California, Varian employs approximately 6,600 people
around the world. For more information, visit
http://www.varian.com and follow @VarianMedSys on Twitter.
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