Siemens Releases New MRI and PET/CT Scanner for Radiation Therapy Planning

At the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting, Siemens Healthiness has unveiled its RT Pro edition for Biograph Vision PET/CT scanner and MAGNETOM Sola 1.5 Tesla MRI machine to help with radiation therapy planning. Both systems are specifically designed to aid in the planning of radiotherapy procedures and each features some major improvements over previous devices.
The RT Pro Edition for Biograph Vision PET/CT comes with a brand new detector that has the highest available sensitivity characteristics and produces higher image resolutions. Its 78 cm bore lets large bodies slide in and out and allow for various positioning and navigation accessories to be placed inside with the patient. The system has a host of features dedicated to respiratory gating to get rid of motion artifacts when breathing and to match up the CT and PET signals accurately.