Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems and Siemens Healthcare have developed and deployed an interface between each firm's radiation therapy products.
The interface connects Varian's Aria oncology information system with Siemens' Oncor and Primus linear accelerators and imaging systems. Clinicians at Ohio State University are currently using Varian software to plan and manage radiotherapy treatments delivered on a Siemens medical linear accelerator, according to Siemens and Varian.
Siemens received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March for connectivity between the Aria software and Siemens linacs.
Varian has also launched a service and support program to support oncology treatment centers converting to Aria from other third-party oncology information systems, including the Lantis system from Siemens.
