Varian RapidArc Radiation Therapy - A Patient's Experience

Any health issue can be cause for concern, and cancer is no exception. RapidArc™ radiotherapy technology, a revolutionary breakthrough in cancer treatment that delivers powerful tumor-destroying radiation with remarkable precision, is now available from Varian Medical Systems.

Varian RapidArc radiotherapy technology is an effective cancer treatment representing an advanced new form of image-guided IMRT. This technology enables clinicians to program a linear accelerator to deliver precise forms of IMRT up to eight times faster than other IMRT systems. It does this by delivering the complete IMRT treatment to you in fewer rotations than traditional IMRT. As a result, your tumor will receive the full radiation dose within less than two minutes compared with 10 minutes or longer for conventional IMRT.

Treatment speed is important because it reduces the time that you must lie still and avoid any movement. As treatment time is reduced, Varian RapidArc has the potential to improve both your quality of care and comfort.

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Science & Technology

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• IMRT
• RapidArc
• Varian
• radiation
• cancer
• tumor
• image-guided
• health
• treatment
• oncologist
• physician
• radiotherapy
• healthcare