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Siemens Demonstrates Strong Commitment to Cancer Care at ASTRO 2011

September 29, 2011

Miami, September 29, 2011 – Siemens Healthcare returns to the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), October 2-6 in Miami, with a broad range of solutions that multiply chances – for life. At this year’s booth (#203), Siemens will demonstrate its strong commitment to battling cancer with a portfolio that covers the spectrum of oncology care, with a particularly strong focus on diagnostic oncology imaging in in-room and outside-the-room imaging as well as in radiation therapy. More

Siemens Intensifies Fast, Focused Cancer Treatment Approach at AAPM/COMP ‘11

August 1, 2011

Vancouver, Canada, July 31, 2011 – Leveraging its strengths as an engineering company and a technology leader, Siemens will publicly introduce three new additions to its radiation oncology product portfolio – two involving imaging solutions and one a breakthrough in speed and effectiveness in treating cancerous tumors. Siemens’ new In-Line kView™ megavoltage cone beam computed tomography (CT) solution has been added to its highly innovative ARTISTE line of linear accelerators, providing improved image quality and dose performance for its well-established MVision™ product. Also added to the ARTISTE is Siemens’ Multiple-X™ option, which allows users to choose up to four unflattened beams with dose rates up to 2,000 monitor units (MU) per minute for potentially greater efficacy and shortened treatment times. Additionally, the Definition AS Open CT System, billed as “One of the World’s First Adaptive Simulators,” provides diagnostic image quality with 20 or 64 slices, a hugely innovative tool set required for advanced CT simulation and a comprehensive set of dose-reduction innovations. All three developments are scheduled for introduction at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)/Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP), July 31-Aug. 3 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Siemens Healthcare (Booth #737). Together, these innovative solutions help foster a seamless oncology workflow that further unites imaging and therapy and reflects Siemens’ leadership in these critical areas. More