Comparison of IMRT & VMART Dose Distributions
Dynamic IGRT: Focusing on precision
Versa-HD is the world’s first linear accelerator to feature integrated dynamic 3D-volume imaging (Image Guided Radiation Therapy – IGRT). This allows imaging of the tumor with CT – like quality to be acquired and reconstructed immediately before a treatment, with the patient already set-up in the treatment position.
Beyond Dynamic IGRT: Clarity-USG Guided IGRT
Extracranial 4-D Radiosurgery
4-D Extracranial Radiosurgery
- 1-7 Treatment Sessions
- Uses powerful motion management technologies- Gating, tracking, freezing or inclusive techniques
- No knife, painless, bloodless noninvasive procedure, hence no infections
- Treatment on outpatient basis
- Treatment time-15 minutes
Indications
- Medically inoperable Stage 1 lung cancer
- Primary liver cancer/Mets: inoperable or waiting for transplant
- Rec. head and neck cancer
- Pancreatic Ca: inoperable
- Early Stage Prostate Ca
- Spine METS- Solitary or multiple
Frameless Intracranial 6D-Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Frameless SRS Advantages
- Single Treatment Session
- No knife, painless, bloodless non-invasive procedure, hence no infections, no hemorrhages
- Treatment on outpatient basis
- Treatment time- 3mts using FFF technology
- Max. Lesion size = 3cms
Typical SRS Targets
- Acoustic Schwannoma: Intracanalicular, Maximum diameter- 3cms and paucity of brainstem compression
- Non- Acoustic Schwannoma: airing from oculomotor nerve, trigeminal nerve, Abducent nerve and jugular bulb.
- Pituitary adenoma: Recurrent or residual functioning or non-functioning adenomas located 3mm away from optic-chiasm, maximum diameter – 3cms
Frameless SRS Advantages
- Single Treatment Session
- No knife, painless, bloodless non-invasive procedure, hence no infections, no hemorrhages
- Treatment on outpatient basis
- Treatment time- 3mts using FFF technology
- Max. Lesion size = 3cms
Typical SRS Targets
- Convexity Meningiomas: in elderly trial patient & those near cortical functional brain areas (Language/sensory/motoretc)
- Skull base meningiomas arising from dura of clivus/petrous, cavernous sinus sphenoid wing & olfactory groove
- Pineal gland tumors: postop residual or recurrent disease
- Central neurocytoma: postop residual or recurrent disease
Frameless Intracranial 6-DOF Radiosurgery
Frameless SRS Advantages
- Single Treatment Session
- No knife, painless, bloodless non-invasive procedure, hence no infections, no hemorrhages
- Treatment on outpatient basis
- Treatment time- 3mts using FFF technology
- Max. Lesion size = 3cms
Typical SRS Targets
- Small/large volume deep seated AVM’s with a nidus volume (<10cm3)
- Small volume cortical AVM’s located at eloquent areas in brain
- Large volume (>10cm3) lobar location- post embolization residual
- Angiographic obliteration rate: 65-85% (depends on marginal dose)
- Disadvantage of RS: 9-18mo delay in complete obliteration
Frameless Functional 6D-Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Frameless SRS Advantages
- Single Treatment Session
- No knife, painless, bloodless non-invasive procedure, hence no infections, no hemorrhages
- Treatment on outpatient basis
- Treatment time- 3mts using FFF technology
Typical SRS Targets
- Medically refractory primary neuralgia involving:
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
- Cluster head ache
- Medically refractory movement disorders: ET/parkinsons disease
- Medically refractory epilepsy: Medial Temporal lobe sclerosis
Image Guided CT/MR based Brachytherapy