Four sets of X-ray tubes (on the floor) and FPDs (on the ceiling) of SyncTraXTM (SMART version) are installed. around the therapeutic equipment in the center.

On August 30, Shimadzu releases the SyncTraXTM (SMART version) radiation therapy support system in Japan. This system is used in combination with a therapeutic equipment. By using this system in combination with radiation therapy equipment, the positioning of the patient's treatment area can be performed in a short time and with high accuracy even during treatment, leading to a reduction in total treatment time.

In radiation therapy, cancer cells are killed by irradiating them with high energy X-rays. Accordingly, it is important to irradiate the cancer cells accurately with X-rays, minimizing the impact on normal cells. This system performs radiography of the patient on the bed (couch) immediately before radiotherapy starts. The positional offset of the treatment region is calculated by comparing the bone enhanced image information with the CT images for the therapeutic planning taken in advance. This offset information is conveyed to the therapeutic equipment to correct (guide) the position of the couch to help ensure that the high energy X-rays generated by the therapeutic equipment accurately irradiate cancer cells.

At present, approximately 1000 therapeutic equipment are in operation in Japan (2019 statistics from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare), and approximately 40 % of cancer patients receive this treatment. In particular, Image Guided Radio Therapy (IGRT) using a support system such as this system can efficiently deliver highly accurate X-rays, enabling high energy X-rays to be delivered, reducing the treatment time and number of irradiations. This in turn reduces the burden on the patient while improving the therapeutic throughput for medical facilities.

This system can also be upgraded to perform real time tumor tracking*, contributing to heightening the accuracy and efficiency of radiation therapy with this new lineup.

* Function to support pinpoint irradiation of therapeutic regions even when the internal organs are in motion due to respiration.

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