GE Healthcare has unveiled a new CT simulator for radiation therapy at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Antonio.
Discovery RT provides flexible patient positioning, software to address patient motion and challenges from metal implants, precise treatment planning, and an efficient workflow, GE said. Simulation is used to duplicate the radiation-treatment machine in terms of its geometric, mechanical, and optical properties by creating a 3D image dataset. The data are then used by clinicians to localize the tumor and plan treatment without physically having the patient present.
The simulator has an 80-cm bore with an 80-cm field-of-view, enabled by GE's Max Field of View technology, a new feature that delivers CT images with specified spatial and density values to the edge of the bore.
Discovery RT also includes Smart Deviceless 4D technology, which provides and displays images of all phases of a breathing cycle, helping to simplify the motion assessment workflow, according to the company.
