Duke University Medical Center Optimizes Radiation Treatment Targeting and Efficiency with Calypso® 4D Localization System™

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc. (www.calypsomedical.com) announced today that Duke University Medical Center is the first in the country to install a Calypso® 4D Localization System™ with the just-released Adaptive Workflow Efficiency option to optimize radiation treatment for their cancer patients. The upgradeable system option includes Adaptive Couch Repositioning™ which provides connectivity between the Calypso System and Varian Medical Systems’ 4D integrated treatment console (4DITC), to allow an immediate, on-line response to organ motion.

Known as GPS for the Body®, the Calypso System utilizes implanted Beacon® transponders to setup and continuously track the position of targeted tissue during radiation treatment. When the tumor site moves outside of acceptable limits, the clinician can immediately adapt therapy to ensure treatment is delivered as prescribed to the cancerous tissue while avoiding adjacent healthy organs.

“Using the Adaptive Couch Repositioning feature on the Calypso System, we are able to ensure that our patients are optimally positioned for treatment without entering the room,” said W. Robert Lee, M.D., professor of radiation oncology at Duke University Medical Center. “When the System detects significant organ motion, it realigns the patient in a matter of seconds, ensuring that radiation therapy is focused on the tumor, avoiding healthy surrounding tissue. This optimizes treatment by ensuring patients are in the correct position throughout their radiation treatment.”

source: Business Wire