The open gantry of Panorama 1.0T allows for patient scanning in treatment position with immobilization devices or supine inclined for breast imaging. Precise patient alignment is achieved with a flat and rigid oncology table top modeled after the LINAC table and a set of MR-compatible immobilization devices.

The Panorama 1.0T is the only high field open MR system featuring high performance whole body diagnostic imaging capabilities. Diffusion Weighted whole body Imaging with Background body signal Suppression (DWIBS) is a new whole body imaging technique unique to Philips systems and represents a breakthrough for identifying the presence of lesions without exposing the patient to radiation or radioactive isotopes. Some products referenced may not be licensed for sale in Canada.


New Collaborations to Advance Radiation Therapy Planning
Philips is also announcing new collaborations with research and clinical practice leaders, reinforcing the companys commitment to providing sense and simplicity in all of its oncology solutions.

Philips and the University of Florida are collaborating on the development of Proton Therapy Planning software, working closely with a consortium of clinical proton therapy centers to guide the definition and pre-clinical testing phases of the project. Consortium members include Massachusetts General Hospital, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, and Indiana Universitys Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI), in addition to the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute (UFPTI).

We are very excited to be working with Philips and the Proton Therapy Planning Consortium to advance oncology care technology, said Jatinder Palta, Ph.D., professor and chief of physics, UFPTI.

Philips is also collaborating with Toronto Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on research to develop MR simulation and treatment planning software for greater therapy targeting accuracy in soft tissues such as the brain.

In addition, Philips and RaySearch Medical of Stockholm, Sweden, have signed an agreement to expand the current IMRT optimization OEM relationship to focus on new areas such as biologically and image guided adaptive radiation therapy (ART).

This exciting project ultimately benefits patients because their treatment plans will be modified based on their specific reaction to care, said Keith Tipton, general manager, oncology systems, for Philips Medical Systems.

More Industry Headlines