Enhanced Patient Positioning System Unveiled Further Refining Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

Chicago (ots/PRNewswire) -

Brainlab releases an advanced version of the ExacTrac
Patient Positioning

system after more than one million frameless
treatments

Today, Brainlab officially unveils the new ExacTrac(R)6.0 Patient
Positioning system, delivering key improvements for both frameless
radiosurgery and radiotherapy treatments. This new system aims to
further increase clinical value, deliver intuitive workflows and
enable refined integration with peripheral systems. For more than two
decades, Brainlab has been refining and revolutionizing precise
patient setup for stereotactic treatments. Now, over 500 institutions
have demonstrated their trust in the ExacTrac IGRT system with more
than one million treatments performed.

"The overall precision of ExacTrac is deeply embedded in every
facet of the system from its refined installation procedures to its
ever-developing customer training to its vital network of experienced
users," commented Stefan Vilsmeier, President and CEO at Brainlab.
"Radiotherapy departments worldwide rely on ExacTrac because it
instills user confidence by continuously and accurately targeting the
intended volume, throughout the entire treatment. ExacTrac 6.0 is
another Brainlab advancement dedicated to improving patient
treatments and clinical results."

ExacTrac uses high-resolution stereoscopic X-Ray images to
instantly detect and visualize internal structures and their location
inside the body before and during treatment. A selective, intelligent
image fusion algorithm allows the elimination of artifacts and
ambiguities caused by objects not rigidly correlated to the target
structure. Clinicians can then correct patient position in six
dimensions of freedom in order to accurately target the treatment
area.

Three major American facilities have already acquired the new
system, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York
City, UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco, and MD Anderson Cancer
Center in Texas, which acquired two new systems and upgraded their
existing installation.

"We are proud to be one of the first hospitals in the US to
implement the new ExacTrac platform," states Michael T. Gillin,
Ph.D., Professor, Radiation Physics, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.
"The technological advancement can help us enhance our patient
throughput and deliver state-of-the art cancer treatments. Only the
fundamental architecture of ExacTrac allows us to instantaneously
visualize internal structures during treatment, even at rotated couch
and gantry angles."

ExacTrac 6.0 Features New Technology and Workflow Management:

- New dual generator allows for simultaneous imaging, significantly reducing
the setup time and further enhancing the utilization of intra-fraction snap
verification
- Remote control of the robotics module eliminates the need to enter the
treatment room for rotational corrections
- Cone beam CT integration[1] allows for patient alignment in 6D based on
volumetric cone beam images
- Advanced integration with Record and Verify system enables users to export
shifts and images in DICOM RT format and review offline

The new ExacTrac 6.0 platform will be showcased at this year's
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting
in Charlotte, NC.

About Brainlab

Brainlab develops, manufactures and markets software-driven
medical technology with the aim of optimizing patient treatments.
Core products revolve around less-invasive image guided surgery
technology, more accurate and effective radiation therapy, and
integration through planning and collaboration systems that brings
patient data and physicians together. http://www.brainlab.com

[1] (R) Registered trademark of Brainlab in Germany and the US
[2] FDA clearance pending

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