Geisinger Lewistown Hospital offers state-of-art imaging treatment for cancer
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LEWISTOWN, Pa. – Geisinger Lewistown Hospital is now offering The Varian Real-time Position Management™ (RPM) system to its patients. RPM is a non-invasive, video-based system that allows for clean imaging and treatment of lung, breast and upper abdominal sites. It accommodates both breath hold and free breathing protocols.
The RPM system facilitates the treatment of the lungs, liver, and pancreas, and helps minimize the dose to the heart in breast treatments. The system provides clean images for planning so that clinicians can more clearly visualize the target with fewer of the image artifacts associated with respiratory motion.
The RPM system allows clinicians to correlate tumor position in relation to the patient's respiratory cycle. Using an infrared tracking camera and a reflective marker, the system measures the patient's respiratory pattern and range of motion and displays them as a waveform. The gating thresholds are set when the tumor is in the desired portion of the respiratory cycle.
For more information, call Geisinger Lewistown Hospital cancer specialty services directly at 717-242-7297.
The RPM system facilitates the treatment of the lungs, liver, and pancreas, and helps minimize the dose to the heart in breast treatments. The system provides clean images for planning so that clinicians can more clearly visualize the target with fewer of the image artifacts associated with respiratory motion.
The RPM system allows clinicians to correlate tumor position in relation to the patient's respiratory cycle. Using an infrared tracking camera and a reflective marker, the system measures the patient's respiratory pattern and range of motion and displays them as a waveform. The gating thresholds are set when the tumor is in the desired portion of the respiratory cycle.
For more information, call Geisinger Lewistown Hospital cancer specialty services directly at 717-242-7297.
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