Next Generation Cranial Radiosurgery Software Combines Conformal Arcs with VMAT Therapies

A new approach to optimizing existing treatments using software for Stereotactic Radio-Surgery (SRS) have been showcased by a leading medical technology company at the annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology (ASTRO; San Antonio, USA), October 18–21, 2015.

The new software is a core treatment toolkit to complement existing workflows. Dynamic conformal arcs are widely used and are dosimetrically robust and easy to validate for SRS planning and delivery. The additional flexibility of Volumetrically Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) techniques for managing dose combined with dynamic conformal arcs, are now available for SRS users in the new treatment.

The new combined treatment, Brainlab Elements Cranial SRS, was developed by Brainlab (Munich, Germany), which develops, manufactures, and markets software-driven medical technology, enabling access to advanced, less invasive patient treatments. Brainlab products include radiosurgery, information-guided surgery, precision radiation therapy, digital operating room integration, and knowledge, and information exchange. Brainlab products are used in neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, spine surgery, trauma surgery, radiosurgery, and radiotherapy treatments.

Brainlab develops new elements for indication-inherent intelligence, with new features from clinicians’ feedback, and has created customized modules and business models, including subscription-based models.

Stefan Vilsmeier, president and CEO of Brainlab, said, “We’ve carefully analyzed what keeps good treatments from being perfect treatments. By focusing each Element on a single clinical indication, we are able to frontload intelligence and streamline processes, re-building from scratch the premier cranial, spine, and lung software for radiotherapy. Clinicians can create a wholly personalized suite of Elements to deliver innovative stereotactic radiosurgery.”

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