Patient benefits Radiotherapy
Patient benefits Radiotherapy

Patient benefits in Radiotherapy: New couch provides additional safety and reliability.

The ideal basis for modern radiotherapy systems: the RPS Radiotherapy Patient System by gKteso.

Patient benefits in radiotherapy cancer treatment: Radiotherapy is making ever-greater progress in the treatment of various types of cancer. Clinicians and radiophysics experts are now able to investigate tumors very accurately and determine its size, structure and position in the body using various investigations and imaging methods. It is now even possible to create a three-dimensional image of the tumor and, on the basis of this, treat precisely these areas with high doses of radiation while the patient is lying on the 6 DoF radiotherapy couch. This means that the tumor is fought more effectively and healthy tissue is spared.

Patient benefits in radiotherapy cancer treatment: Why the 6 DoF radiotherapy couch is so important

During radiotherapy, the patient must lie immobile and in the ideal position under the linear accelerator. To ensure that this happens reliably and in a reproducible manner for every radiotherapy session, RPS has been developed – the 6 DoF radiotherapy couch. The 6 DoF radiotherapy couch offers several advantages:

  • thanks to the low access height, the patient can sit comfortably on the 6 DoF radiotherapy couch, even if transferring from a wheelchair
  • the RFID reader integrated into the 6 DoF radiotherapy couch allows the accurate allocation of patient data and radiotherapy instruments
  • in combination with additional imaging methods such as camera systems or tracking of implanted markers, the 6 DoF radiotherapy couch can automatically compensate breathing movements or peristalsis

The 6 DoF radiotherapy couch reliably outputs all of the positioning data from the radiotherapy session and thereby helps to ensure that the patient can be quickly and reliably moved to the same position at the next radiotherapy session.

The 6 DoF radiotherapy couch can also be integrated into existing systems – for more Patient benefits in radiotherapy cancer treatment.

Older radiotherapy systems can be upgraded and modernized with the RPS system at any time. RPS can be combined easily with existing linear accelerators and integrated into radiotherapy centers. Thanks to the 6 degrees of freedom, the patient couch can be rotated, inclined or tilted in all directions to achieve the perfect angle for delivering radiation.

We would be delighted to send you more information about more patient benefits in radiotherapy cancer treatment. Simply register at info@gkteso.de.