Theratronics

EXTERNAL BEAM GAMMA TELETHERAPY SYSTEM

Based on the Phoenix platform

AtBestTheratronicswedesignproductsandsolutionsthathelpmedicalprofessionalstreatcancer.Ourproductsareusedthroughouttheworldtodeliverradiationtreatments.WearebestknownfortheGammaBeamTeletherapytreatmentsystemsusingCobalt-60.Wehaveover50yearsofexperienceindesigning,manufacturing,installing,andservicingCobalt-60basedexternalbeamsystems.Overthattimewehaveinstalledmorethan1,500GammaBeamsandsupplyover80%oftheworld’sgammabasedexternalbeamsystems.Todaythesemachinesdeliver45,000treatmentsperday.

TheGammaBeam100-80isthenewestmemberoftheGammaBeamline,anewdesignbasedonthereliableTheratronPhoenixthatoffersmorefunctionality,safetyandimproveduserinterface.Itsbasicdesignmakesitsimpletouseandeasytomaintainwhilemaximizingreliabilitywhereservicesupportislimited.Moreover,thecompactcontrolconsolemakesbasicfunctionsintuitive,therebyreducingthecomplexityofoperatortrainingwhileaugmentingitspatienttreatmentcapacity.

TheGammaBeam100-80trulydoesprovideuniversalaccesstocancercare,which isourmission: tosucceed inmakehealthcareaffordableandaccessibleforall.BestTheratronicsandallTeamBestcompaniesarecommittedtobeingyourSingle-SourceOncologySolutionsProviderwithawidearrayofbest-in-classproductsforbothyourexternalbeamgammateletherapyandbrachytherapyneeds.

An Economic Solution to Universal Care

ReliableGammaBeam 100-80 is an evolution of the Theratron /GammaBeam line of treatment devices and through ouryears of development and servicing we have gained theknowledgetobuildrobustandreliableunits.Theelegantyetsimpledesignresultsinamorereliablesystemthatwilloffermoreup-timethanexpectedwithcomparabledevices.

IntuitiveThe use of a new graphical touch screen user interfacemakes the entry of treatment parameters logical andeasy.Interlockmessagesareclearlydisplayedandeasilyinterpretedtoallowforrapidcorrectionofincorrectsettings.Systemmessagesarepresentedinaclearunderstandableform.Theservicescreendisplaysthestatusofthemachinetoprovideasimplemethodtotroubleshootthesystem.

SafeTheInterlocksystemalongwiththeIECdesignstandardsused to develop the GammaBeam 100-80, make thesystemsafeandreliable.Theseamlessbatteryback-upincludedallowsforcontinuedtreatmentforanadditional4hoursafterlossofpower.

EfficientThe GammaBeam 100-80 if required can includea Beamstopper to help with room shielding. BestTheratronics canprovide thehighest activity sources intheindustryresultinginanoutputof390cGyperminat80cm.Thehighactivitysourcesallowforfastertreatmenttimes,whichimprovethroughout.

GammaBeam 100-80™

AffordableThe cost of ownership of a GammaBeam 100-80is less than other comparable devices due to thestabilityofthesource,itsminimalpowerrequirementsand its simple design. Since the source does notvaryinenergy,symmetryorflatness,theamountofQualityAssurancerequiredtoensurea“goodbeam”isdramaticallyreduced.TheGammaBeam100-80operateswithnormalelectricalpoweranddoesnotneedaspecialcoolingsystem,therebyreducingtheoperationalcostoftheunit.Itssimpledesignmeans

thatowningandoperatingaGammaBeam100-80willbelessexpensiveandmoreefficientthanothercompetitivemodels.

AdvancedGammaBeam100-80hasanasymmetricalcollimatorthatallowsthejawstomoveindependently,providingmorefreedomintreatmentplanning.Eachjawcanalso travel to the source axis position allowing forspecializedtreatments.

Atreatmentdevicethatfightscancer,notyourbudget

Advanced Gamma Therapy

ThedesignoftheGammaBeam100-80headmeetstheinternationalstandardsforsourceshielding,radiationtransmissionandradiationleakage.Thedualcontrolsystemmonitorsthesourcepositionandautomaticallyretractsthesourceifaproblemwithsourcetravelorpositionisdetected.OperatorsandpatientscanfeelconfidentthattheGammaBeam100-80hasbeendesignedwiththeirsafetyinmind.

Treatment Table 27MTheGammaBeam100-80issuppliedwithourTreatmentTable27M.Itsverticalmotionismotorizedwithadigitaldisplayscale.Allothermotionsaremanualfeaturinglockinglevercontrolsandpositionalscales.

•IECcompliant

•Dualtreatmenttimer

•1.5or2cmdiameterhigh activitysources

•390cGy/minat80cm

•AsymmetricCollimator

•Fieldsizefrom1x1cmto 35x35cm

•Minimumindividualjawsetting of0cm

•PhysicalWedges(15,30,45and 60degrees)

•WedgeandBlockCodeInterlock

•BeamStopperOption

•Graphicaltouchscreendata entryinterface

•ServiceDiagnostics

•ErgonomicHandControl

•Motorizedverticaltabledrive

•Only200Waveragepower consumption

•Batterybackupforupto4hours operation

•HeadSwivel

Features

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