Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT, also known as SABR) requires high positional accuracy. AlignRT® can track motion with better than 1mm accuracy, and as a result, is used for both standard and breath-hold SBRT. AlignRT has been shown to help treat SBRT patients with relatively little immobilization, which leads to enhanced comfort. In addition, patients may be treated without fiducial placement, while potentially avoiding repeat imaging during the procedure.

AlignRT can reduce the complexity of treatment setups. including shifts after X-ray imaging, and allows users to set independent thresholds for breathing patterns. Tumor motion can result in avoidable large target volumes and unacceptable irradiation of normal tissue volume, AlignRT can help mitigate these risks with real-time patient tracking and automatic radiation pause. If the patient moves out of position. Breath-hold techniques can help stabilize tumor movement, and planned treatment volume may be minimized and 4D planning eliminated.

The benefits of SBRT with AlignRT

The implementation of a SBRT program involves delivering higher doses over fewer fractions with reduced clinical margins. This can raise key concerns around safety and accuracy. Implementing SBRT with AlignRT®, the Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) solution from Vision RT, can help you ensure these additional demands are met and you can be confident treatment is delivered exactly as planned.

Accuracy

AlignRT tracks patients in real-time during the entire treatment delivery procedure with sub-mm and sub-degree accuracy¹,²,³.
It is the ideal choice for both breath-hold and free-breathing SBRT treatment delivery.

Confidence

Compared to traditional methods, AlignRT provides more setup accuracy⁵,⁶,⁷ and automatically and instantly* pauses the beam if clinically significant movement is detected, or if a patient isn’t at the right breath-hold level ⁴,⁵,⁶,⁷.

Comfort

AlignRT is completely non-contact and non-ionizing; there is no need to immobilize patients or use external or internal markers. AlignRT is clinically proven to be as accurate as solutions relying on additional internal imaging ⁸,⁹.

Efficiency

AlignRT provides a consistent and efficient workflow for SBRT delivery and no extra equipment is required. Treatments can be completed in the same amount of time, with minimal impact on capacity and throughput ¹⁰, ¹¹ .

Hear from the users

“At Beacon Hospital, AlignRT is central to the safe and accurate delivery of SBRT for multiple treatment sites. AlignRT offers several benefits for SBRT treatment delivery at our facility including real-time monitoring of the patient, management of respiratory motion and continuous and high precision monitoring of patient movement during cone-beam CT image matching. The use of AlignRT for SBRT has increased our confidence in providing an accurate treatment delivery”

Luke Rock MSc, DABR, Chief Medical Physicist
Department of Radiotherapy, Beacon Hospital, Ireland

“Traditionally SBRT technologies have offered gains in accuracy but often at the cost of things like efficiency, customization, and comfort for the patient; current evidence seems to suggest that SGRT has overcome this trade-off challenge.”

Mike Tallhamer,
Chief of Radiation Physics, Centura Health

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10 reasons why SBRT with AlignRT® is the best choice

1. Automatic Beam-Hold

AlignRT offers automatic beam-hold on all the main Linac platforms if the patient moves or rotates in any direction.

2. Reliable Detection

Continuous monitoring through the entire treatment process, ensuring reliable detection of any clinically relevant movement; including
pre, during and post-verification imaging.

3. Peer-Reviewed Data

Peer-reviewed, published data on AlignRT, showing it offers equivalent accuracy to other solutions used for SBRT; including systems which rely on additional internal imaging.⁸, ⁹

4. Four Week Training Program

We offer a four-week installation and training program, run by a local team with clinical experience. We will be with you, on-site, when you go live.

5. Peer to Peer Learning Opportunities

You will have access to free online courses and the chance to join an active SGRT Community to connect with your peers. We also offer a mentorship programme where you can learn from one of more than 200 centers already performing SABR with SGRT.

6. Best-In-Class Support Team

Our sole aim is to provide minimum disruption and maximum effectiveness for your team and the system you’ve invested in. Our support has been rated “best in class” in the radiation oncology space.

7. Patient Comfort

AlignRT is completely contactless and doesn’t require additional immobilization or fixation, meaning less anxiety and more comfort for your patients.

8. Accuracy and Tattooless

The AlignRT workflow is simple, efficient and proven to provide quicker and more accurate set-ups, which removes the need for marks and tattoos. Shorter set-up times and less imaging means more efficiency. Your center will be able to treat more patients daily.⁶, ¹⁰, ¹¹

9. Integration With All R&V Systems

AlignRT is fully integrated with all R&V systems; allowing quick, seamless data transfer and automatic patient selection. You will be able to place patients at isocentre more quickly and with less manual handling, thanks to AlignRT’s automated couch movements. This also means intra-fraction corrections can be applied automatically, from outside the treatment room.

10. AlignRT Can Be Used On All Sites

We offer business case support and flexible financing options. Investing in AlignRT will offer benefits to your clinical practice beyond SBRT, as AlignRT can be used for multiple indications, with similar workflows.

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