Siemens Next Generation Technology May Bring New Hope to Cancer Patients

CONCORD, Calif., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The ARTISTE(TM) Solution from
Siemens Healthcare  has recently gone clinical
in three of the most prominent cancer centers around the world. Dozens of
patients have been treated to date at MAASTRO Clinic in the Netherlands,
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg, Germany, and Baton
Rouge General's Pennington Cancer Center in Louisiana.

   The ARTISTE Solution is a linear accelerator engineered specifically
for Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART). Unique in design, ARTISTE is an
integrated imaging and workflow solution that offers a comprehensive
portfolio of image-guided and advanced treatment delivery protocols,
including in-room CT imaging capabilities and a new multileaf collimator,
160 MLC(TM).

source: PR Newswire