Elekta mobile ring training

Radiation doctors at Mass General Brigham have been training on Elekta’s mobile ImagingRing, a scanner built to support brachytherapy in the treatment room. (x.com) Brachytherapy treats cancer by placing a radioactive source inside or next to the tumor instead of aiming radiation from across the room. Elekta markets ImagingRing as a mobile three-dimensional imaging device for that workflow. (elekta.com) The device uses cone beam computed tomography, a rotating X-ray system that builds a three-dimensional picture around the patient. Elekta says the unit is designed for use with Elekta Studio, its brachytherapy platform. (elekta.com) Elekta says the scanner is lightweight, fully mobile, and slim enough to move between rooms and fit in a standard hospital elevator. The company also says clinicians can image, plan, adapt, and treat in a single dedicated room with Elekta Studio. (elekta.com, elekta.com) That one-room setup is aimed at a specific problem in brachytherapy: moving a patient after applicators or needles are placed can shift their position. Elekta said in a 2022 product release that keeping imaging and treatment together can avoid applicator displacement and reduce transfers between departments. (ir.elekta.com, elekta.com) Mass General Brigham already runs major radiation-oncology services through Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, including brachytherapy for gynecologic cancers. Massachusetts General Hospital says its radiation oncology department uses advanced radiation therapies, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital says its brachytherapy suite routinely uses ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging guidance. (massgeneral.org, brighamandwomens.org) The social post does not say whether the ImagingRing has been purchased, installed permanently, or put into clinical use at Mass General Brigham. It shows staff training and describes the unit as a mobile option for radiation-oncology delivery across sites. (x.com) Elekta says ImagingRing is manufactured by medPhoton GmbH and may not be available in all markets. For now, the clearest public signal is that Mass General Brigham staff are learning a system designed to bring three-dimensional imaging to the patient, rather than moving the patient to the scanner. (elekta.com, x.com)