HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Chalmers Cancer Treatment Center at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center has recently added new technology to aid in the fight against cancer. The latest technological improvement is a new linear accelerator, which enables a radically different approach to treating cancer with image-guided radiotherapy.

The TrueBeam system, from Varian Medical Systems, was engineered from the ground up to deliver more powerful cancer treatments with pinpoint accuracy and precision. It uniquely integrates new imaging technology to make it possible to deliver treatments more quickly and accurately. This allows new possibilities for the treatment of lung, breast, prostate, head
and neck, as well as other cancers that are treatable with radiotherapy.

Dose delivery rates are 40–140 percent higher than earlier generations of equipment, which increases patient comfort by shortening treatments, and improves precision by leaving less time for tumor motion during dose delivery.

Simple treatments that once took 15 minutes or more can be completed in less than two minutes, once the patient is in position.

Chalmers will be hosting an open house on November 2nd from 3 to 6:30 pm to provide a tour of the facility and answer questions regarding this new technology. The public is invited to attend.