Leo Cancer Care
Leo Cancer Care is a UK and US based company who has developed a range of equipment to allow for the delivery of radiation therapy in the upright orientation. Their patient positioning system can be used with a third-party external fixed beam source. It provides a full 360-degree rotation with 6 degrees of freedom. They also have an upright CT scanner to use in conjunction with the upright patient positioning system and under development is their fully integrated photon treatment solution that includes the fixed beam photon source, kV imaging and patient positioning system.
This system is pending regulatory approvals
Peter Mac
A radiotherapy chair is being developed at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre as part of a research project collaborative lead by the department of physical sciences, the radiation mechanical engineering department and the biomedical engineering department.
Professor Nicholas Hardcastle leads the project which aims to develop a chair that will improve patient comfort whilst still receiving life saving treatment and potentially reducing collateral dose to radiation-sensitive organs due to altered patient anatomy in the upright orientation.
This chair is still in development and undergoing testing before it can be used clinically.
Mercado
Mercado have been manufacturing adjustable powered, manual and disability chairs since 1971, for adults, pediatrics and bariatrics. With a focus on postural management. Their aim to provide people with disabilities with more independence in the home and workplace.
The Real 8100 X-Ray chair benefits from interchangeable backrests to allow for radiological procedures, including palliative radiotherapy to the spine. The chair can be used to move the patient into an ergonomic position that is safe and accurate.
Mevion
MEVION medical systems have released the MEVION S250-FIT Proton Therapy System and claim that it is the smallest self-shielded proton accelerator. Making it the first and only full proton therapy system that can fit in an existing LINAC vault. The system includes a HYPERSCAN Pencil Beam Scanning to allow for Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy, dual-energy large bore diagnostic CT at treatment position for IGRT and adaptive therapy and FLASH research capabilities.
This system is pending regulatory approvals
P-Cure
P-cure was founded in 2007 in Israel and operates in the US and China.
Their FDA-approved system includes an in-room diagnostic CT scanner which is tilted to be able to scan the patient in a seated position. The patient positioning system allows a patient to be seated for treatment and can recline up to 20 degrees with the system itself providing 360-degree motion. Also included is a full integrated, motion management which combines their 6-degrees-of-freedom robotic positioning system, constant radio- and fluoro-scopic imaging and positioning software.
P-cure’s system eliminates the need for a rotating gantry so argues that this halves the cost of comparable-sized proton centres by reducing construction costs.
RPD
Radiation Products Design Inc have been providing products in the medical radiation space since the 1970’s their products have been developed in partnership with healthcare professionals.
Their versatile treatment chair was designed to be secured onto pre-existing supine carbon fibre treatment couch tops to treat posterior head, neck and thoracic regions where patients are unable to lie supine. The treatment chair has the ability to treat in an arms up or down body posture position and provides a ‘grid’ style backrest that contains carbon fibre and has the ability to recline the patient.