Diacor offers a wide range of patient positioning, patient immobilization and patient alignment products to enhance radiation therapy treatment. Our product families include:
CT Overlay Flat Table
The flat table top CT Overlay provides a secure flat surface for CT and PET/CT simulation applications, for accurate and reproducible patient positioning.
Zephyr Patient Transport System
Scan, transport and treat HDR Brachytherapy patients with ease and accuracy.
CT treatment planning has demonstrated its value of providing complete 3D structure definition and dose volume histogram analysis for High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy treatments. Unfortunately, most facilities lack the ability to perform CT imaging and HDR Brachytherapy treatments within the same, dedicated room.
While there are many logistical challenges, below are some of the more common facing radiation therapy centers desiring to implement CT Imaging within their HDR Brachytherapy programs:
Most centers require movement of the patient from the CT simulation room to the HDR Brachytherapy suite for treatment. Patient movement can be difficult, particularly for larger patients, often requiring multiple therapists to transfer the patient.
Patient transportation becomes challenging as multiple transfers of the patient, from CT table to patient stretcher to HDR treatment table, pose high risk for applicator movement and possibly extreme patient discomfort.
Inability to mount patient stirrups to a standard CT Couch.
Diacor set out to design a brachytherapy table to resolve the above challenges. Our result was far more than a standard brachy table.
The Zephyr Patient Transport System uses air-bearing technology to easily move patients from CT couchtop to patient stretcher to HDR Brachytherapy Table, all the while reducing the possibility of applicator or needle movement.
Treatment accuracy is increased while reducing patient transfer challenges.
Minimize the risks of applicator or needle movement
Easily transfer the patient from the CT to treatment room
System Features
Patient scanned in desired treatment position
Air-bearing technology enables smooth, virtually effortless, lateral and longitudinal movement
Minimizes changes in implant geometry during patient transfer
Fast, reliable and safe way to transfer patients from CT couch to stretcher while still in stirrups
Patient can be treated on Zephyr Patient Stretcher or easily transferred to your current HDR Brachytherapy table
HDR Brachytherapy procedure can be performed in the same position as the patient was in when implanted and scanned, thereby optimizing the relevance of treatment planning data
System Components
Zephyr Patient Transport Sled with air pillows, blower and air hose
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