PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Varian (NYSE: VAR) today announced the Goshen Center
for Cancer Care in Goshen, Ind.,
treated its first patient with
Ethos™ therapy, marking the first
availability of this advanced cancer treatment in the state of
Indiana.
The Ethos therapy system combines an image-guided radiation
therapy (IGRT) powerhouse with artificial intelligence (AI)
adaptive capabilities in one system, creating workflow efficiencies
that benefit both patient and clinician. This new solution is
designed to deliver an entire adaptive treatment in a typical
15-minute timeslot, from patient setup through treatment delivery,
making it ideal for a busy center. Incorporating multi-modality
images, the Ethos adaptive therapy provides the ability to
personalize the patient's treatment based on their anatomy and
position at the time of treatment. The goal is to better target the
tumor, enable more customized margins, and potentially improve
overall outcomes with a reduction in dose to healthy tissue.
"In the 25 years I have been in the field of radiation oncology,
adaptive radiotherapy is the most revolutionary technology I have
seen," said John P. Lowden, MS,
DABR, Medical Physicist, Goshen Center for Cancer Care. "Ethos
allows community cancer centers like Goshen Center for Cancer Care
to provide adaptive daily treatments in an affordable and efficient
package that keeps patient-centered design at its core."
Ethos therapy has the potential to ensure that advanced
treatment approaches are available to any patient regardless of
their proximity to major metropolitan cities or academic medical
centers. An AI-assisted adaptive therapy system with an intelligent
optimization engine and guided workflow, such as Ethos, can move
adaptive therapy from a specialty offering by large centers into
the mainstream of care. Ethos also offers the flexibility to choose
adaptive or non-adaptive therapy to maximize operational
efficiencies.
"Every patient deserves personalized cancer care," said
Chris Toth, president of Varian
Oncology Systems. "Varian is honored to be working with Goshen
Health as one of the first hospitals nationally to bring Ethos
adaptive treatments to patients and help all of us move closer to
creating a world without fear of cancer."
"Ethos adaptive planning is truly remarkable technology," said
Chelsea Poscharsky, RTT, Goshen
Center for Cancer Care. "Because Ethos enables the creation of
on-table adaptive plans, patients who would normally spend an
entire day with us to get their anatomy correct prior to treatment
are able to be treated within a 15-20-minute time slot.
All without sacrificing treatment effectiveness or increasing
patient side effects."
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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