First Hospital in China to Install TrueBeam System

Shantou University Medical College's Affiliated-Cancer Hospital is the first cancer treatment center in China to acquire and install the TrueBeam system for image-guided radiotherapy. The system, which was made by Varian Medical Systems, was donated to the hospital by the Li Ka Shing Foundation, a private charitable foundation established to nurture a culture of giving, support educational reforms, and help advance medical research and services. The TrueBeam machine was dedicated in a special ceremony held at the affiliated hospital on June 28, 2011. Speaking at the ceremony, Professor Zhang Guojun, Director of the Hospital, said, "This advanced technology, combined with our physicians' expertise and commitment in patient care, will offer a new chapter of possibilities in our long and hard battle against cancer."
TrueBeam was designed to treat tumors with increased speed and accuracy, including tumors that move during treatment as the patient breathes in and out. It features a multitude of technical innovations that dynamically synchronize imaging, patient positioning, motion management, and treatment delivery during sophisticated treatments for cancer. With its High-Intensity Mode, TrueBeam can deliver high doses quickly and accurately, more than twice as fast as earlier generations of technology. This makes it possible to significantly shorten treatments, potentially enabling clinics to treat more patients each day and to improve precision by leaving less time for tumor motion during dose delivery.
Since its launch in April 2010, Varian Medical Systems has taken orders for over 220 TrueBeam systems, while more than 65 installations are complete or in progress in all parts of the world. TrueBeam was approved for sale in China by the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration earlier this year.
Source: Varian Medical Systems
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