Brochure for Radiation Oncology
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Efficient, Cost-Effective and Comfortable Breathing Precision for Radiation Therapy Targeting the Lungs and Upper Abdomen In most radiation therapy procedures targeting the lungs and upper abdomen, respiratory motion is a frustrating tact of life. Gating techniques and technology may be too difficult, time-consuming and costly to use. while patient breath- holds often cannot be reliably reproduced. As a result, many facilities treat with free breathing—which is hardly problem-free. With target volumes encompass- ing the entire range of tumor motion, healthy tissue is at risk. Empower Patients to Take Control Finally, Medspira Breath Hold provides an innovative new option, delivering powerful patient control over respiratory motion—efficiently, conveniently and affordably. Developed by physicians at Mayo Clinic. Breath Hold enables patients to accurately self-monitor their own breath-holds or controlled shallow breathing based on biofeedback provided by the device's simple, easy-to-read display. Breath Hold is simple to use. portable and comtortable. It enables radiation therapy facilities previously unable to address the problems of respiratory motion to help take control of patient breathing. It also provides a practical. versatile alternative for those with more complex, time-consuming motion control technology already in-house. Breath Hold Breath Hold combines an expandable bellows system, pressure-sensitive transducer tube that wraps around the patient, and an LED display. During both radiation planning and treatment, the device visualizes the patient's respiration cycle as a pattern of lights on the monitor. This respiratory feedback guides the patient to a consistent pre-selected breath-hold position or a reproducible. shallow respiratory pattern. Make Respiratory Motion Control a Reality for Your Radiation Therapy Program Today For tumors with chest and upper abdomen involvement: • Restricts tumor mobility and potentially minimizes treatment margins through consistent breath-holds or controlled shallow breathing • Relies on biofeedback for proactive patient breathing control • Greater patient comfort than other motion control technologies • Portable, standalone system, with easy patient set-up * Simple and intuitive operation Affordable pricing Enhanced Precision for Left Side Breast Cancer Therapy Numerous studios have shown that during radiation therapy for left side breast cancer, reproducible breath-hold techniques can help consistent positioning of the tumor to minimize radiation dose to the heart. Now. with Medspira Breath Hold, every radiation therapy site can help provide these breast cancer patients with a tool to aid targeted treatment.

Breath Hold - Designed for Easy, Streamlined Operation Breath Hold is a proven technology, designed for consistent, reliable use. The device's pressure-sensitive transducer wraps around a patient's chest or stomach to measure changes in abdominal girth due to patient respiration. It presents this as a series of lights on the LED display. For breath-hold monitoring, a reference point, typically either an inhale or exhale, is selected. After selection, the central monitor light communicates when patients have reached their respiratory target, while additional lights visually alert them if...