October 2 2009  |  Newsletter 

Developments in open treatment planning - Oncentra®, an independent treatment planning system that gives you the freedom of choice. 



By Jeroen Cammeraat, COO, Nucletron

Online

In radiation therapy, it is standard practice for delivery-system vendors to provide their own brands of treatment planning software. The theory is that the software and hardware capabilities should be ideally matched. In practice, however, this “packaged solution” approach has created limitations that are growing more problematic for clinicians as technology advances and treatment options increase.

We hear concerns about increasingly complex user interfaces that are difficult to navigate. Vendor development schedules dictate and sometimes delay the treatment options that physicians can offer to patients. The linking of treatment planning to the delivery platform also creates silos. These planning silos make it difficult for physicians to compare alternative plans or to create customized plans that combine treatment modalities.

A new vision for open treatment planning
Nucletron is a well-known vendor of brachytherapy afterloaders, but we have a different vision for treatment planning. We think customers should have more flexibility. We believe physicians should have the freedom to choose their patient-planning environment irrespective of the treatment delivery vendor. I am pleased to introduce you—or reintroduce you—to Oncentra®, an independent treatment planning system that gives you the freedom of choice.


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