A new company has been launched to provide radiation oncology telemedicine services. Called D3 Advanced Radiation Planning Services, the Pittsburgh-based startup said it will offer patient treatment plans over a telecommunications network, training, and other medical physics services needed by hospitals and clinics for intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) services.
D3 customers will use Varian Medical Systems' SomaVision software onsite to identify tumors and then transmit diagnostic images and dose prescriptions to D3. D3 will then use the Palo Alto, CA-based Varian's Eclipse and Helios software to develop treatment plans that map out beam angles, beam shapes, and exposure times needed to achieve desired IMRT radiation dose intensities, according to D3. The plans are then transmitted back to the clinics for approval by the radiation oncology staff, which administers the treatment.
Co-founded by the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), D3 will initially offer its services to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) at UPCI. This relationship will allow UPCI to implement IMRT throughout the UPMC cancer centers, according to D3. The company also plans to offer its services to hospitals and freestanding clinics nationwide.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersMarch 27, 2002
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