New Image-Guided Radiotherapy Presented at Beijing Exhibition

New radiotherapy was developed to treat tumors with unprecedented speed and accuracy, including tumors that move during treatment as the patient breathes in and out.

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA, USA), a manufacturer of medical technology for treating cancer with radiotherapy, presented the company's new TrueBeam system for image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery at the 23rd International Medical Instruments and Equipment Exhibition in Beijing (ChinaMed; Beijing, China), March 25-27, 2011.

Designed to advance the treatment of lung, breast, prostate, head and neck, and other types of cancer, the new technology features many technical innovations that dynamically synchronize imaging, patient positioning, motion management, and treatment delivery. With its high intensity mode, TrueBeam can deliver very high doses quickly and accurately, more than twice as fast as earlier generations of technology.

"The TrueBeam system was first introduced in the United States last April [2010], and this will be the company's first time showing it to medical professionals in China,” said Ling Zhang, business marketing manager for Varian Medical Systems. "We are very excited about the opportunity to demonstrate the capabilities of this high-powered cancer fighting machine.”

Varian also presented the company's X-ray products in the ChinaMed exhibit. These include new technically advanced X-ray tubes and flat panel detectors developed to work together to improve image quality, increase throughput, and reduce the overall cost per procedure. "With our expanded inventory and product support services in our Beijing facility, our customers will be able to take full advantage of the benefits of digital radiology,” said Hsiao-Li Pan, manager of Varian's X-ray products business in China.

Varian introduced TrueBeam in China at a new technology seminar on the afternoon of March 25, 2011, in front of some sixty guests from the 25 top hospitals in China. Speakers included Joshua Lawson, MD, radiation oncologist at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center (USA), and Joseph Ting, PhD, chief medical physicist at the MIMA Cancer Center in Melbourne, FL, USA. Dr. Lawson spoke about the clinical advantages of the TrueBeam system. Dr. Ting's talk focused on the system's high intensity mode, which significantly reduces treatment time, making it possible to treat some cancers that would not have been considered treatable before.

"Varian is pleased to showcase this new world-class solution at ChinaMed this year,” said Thomas P. Duffy, Varian's vice president of sales and marketing for the Asia Pacific region. "Early adopters from around the world, like Dr. Lawson and Dr. Ting, are using TrueBeam to deliver precise image-guided treatments, providing cancer patients with access to highly personalized, advanced treatment options.”

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