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Varian (Siemens Healthineers)

Varian is the largest radiotherapy equipment maker and is running the first human FLASH proton trials.

TrueBeam, Halcyon, Ethos adaptive RT, ProBeam protons, FAST-01/02 FLASH trials; part of Siemens Healthineers.

Headquarters
Palo Alto, CA, US
Type
devices

Connected

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fronts

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Radiation Therapy

technologies

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AI auto-contouring and adaptive planningElectronic patient-reported outcomes and remote monitoringFLASH radiotherapyIMRT / IGRT (modern external beam)Oncology EHR modules and treatment pathwaysProton arc therapyProton therapyRadiotherapy treatment planning and QA software

institutions

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Aarhus University Hospital

ideas

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A coordinated FLASH radiotherapy evidence programme with shared dose-rate standardsA Gavi-style pooled purchaser for radiotherapy equipment and serviceA national repository of radiotherapy dose plans linked to outcomesAn open-hardware radiotherapy machine built for unreliable power and dustCertify every oncology software product for a standard bulk data exportCompact FLASH and proton systems at the price of a conventional linacCoverage-with-evidence registries for MR-guided and adaptive radiotherapyPay for radiotherapy machine uptime, not for the machineRadiotherapy for everyone who needs it by 2040Validate and reimburse AI contouring and planning to expand radiotherapy capacity

bottlenecks

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Surgery and radiotherapy cure most, get least