Proton therapy is an advanced radiation delivery system that precisely targets tumours, significantly reducing damage to healthy tissues and organs.
Conventional photon (x-ray) radiation therapy deposits doses of radiation along the entire energy beam path to the tumor, and continues beyond the depth of the tumor. However, proton therapy deposits highly charged protons at a specific depth, then stops entirely. This allows the treatment to be tailored precisely to the specific depth and shape of the tumor, which reduces damage to surrounding healthy tissue. This is particularly important near critical structures such as the eye, brain, spine, lungs and heart.
“Until now, despite the proven and potential clinical benefits, proton therapy has been available to very few patients. The reasons are primarily economic. The huge equipment size of legacy systems, required its own dedicated building. Combining construction and heavy equipment cost severely limited the potential for cost-effective operation and ROI in a reasonable period of time,”
P-Cure- - Shifting the Proton Paradigm ……providing innovative solution now For over two decades, the unattainable dream of health care providers has been to create full service proton centers that are affordable. The unattainable dream is Now a reality.
A new era in the treatment of cancer with proton therapy is being ushered in by the P-Cure development of a proton system. It includes a synchrotron-based gantry-less system featuring personalized, adaptive, intensity-modulated particle therapy capable of fitting within existing Linac rooms, and now is available at a significantly lower cost than any other available proton systems.
The P-Cure treatment room includes a fully adjustable seated position capable of both CT treatment planning and beam delivery to all tumor sites. In addition to the compact size and cost saving of the “P-Cure Solution,” the benefits of treating patients in the seated position are expected to include more precise proton beam delivery, better clinical outcomes, as well as greater patient comfort, less internal organ movement, better saliva drainage and easier breathing for asthmatic and other patients experiencing impaired breathing. Clinically, the development of the treatment delivery benefits may also include less collateral radiation to sensitive organs while enabling greater accuracy in proton beam delivery.
P-Cure’s fully integrated, motion management, real-time approach combines a Six-Degree-of-Freedom robotic positioning system, constant radio- and fluoro-scopic imaging, and positioning software. As a result, the tumor will always be at the treatment’s iso-center.
Transforming the market
“The possibility to install proton therapy within existing linac treatment rooms opens up a unique marketing opportunity for P-Cure. We truly believe that this is a new era of radiation therapy, and a new opportunity for P-Cure to become a market leader in providing the most targeted modality to treat cancer with radiation. The P-Cure solution radically reduces the cost of installing a proton therapy system, eliminating large rotating gantries, allowing for faster installation, and reducing operational costs,”
The P-Cure system integrates the proton beam with an oncology CT machine and low-dose X-rays that always track the location and morphology of the tumor so that a patient's treatment plan can be recomputed.
FDA-cleared, in-room diagnostic quality 4D CT is integrated with an adaptive therapy workflow, and combined with pencil beam scanning, ensuring the treatment plan is always updated and delivered to the patient with unprecedented precision.
"The benefits of treating patients in a seated position include greater patient comfort, less internal organ movement, better saliva drainage and a better position for breathing for asthmatic and other patients experiencing impaired breathing. It may also deliver less collateral radiation to sensitive organs while enabling greater accuracy in proton beam delivery,"
Neutron free beam production and delivery for in room installation
Modular to be delivered into existing constructions
5m in diameter to fit into a treatment vault
With P-Cure, we're rewriting the rules of precision and effectiveness, targeting even the most intricate sites that traditional systems can't touch.
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Pencil-beam scanning with gating capability enables high treatment precision, improving long-term outcomes for patients and reducing side effects.
Smallest synchrotron footprint in the market and a modular/flexible design that includes interchangeable sub-systems; can be installed in purpose-built or existing facilities.
Clinical treatment energy range of 70-250 MeV allowing for proton therapy treatment of any tumour site in the body.
Utilizing a synchrotron does not require beam degrading, as with cyclotrons. Degrading causes secondary scatter radiation. Our synchrotron produces beam at the energy required, thus it produces far fewer neutrons. This means fewer neutrons to the patient, staff, ancillary equipment, and the building; less shielding required; no cooling-off period needed before entering the vault for routine maintenance.
85 cm Bore Size, 16 Slice 4D CT Real Time x-ray based motion management , supporting image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT).
Supports single- or multi-room facilities, and can be configured to allow for future expansion.
“The benefits of treating patients in a seated position include greater patient comfort, less internal organ movement, better saliva drainage and a better position for breathing for asthmatic and other patients experiencing impaired breathing.
| Subsystem | Technology | Primary Parameters | Additional Parameters | Additional Parameters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beam Production | Synchrotron | 70-250 MeV | Upgradable to 330 MeV for proton radiography | Can be accomodated in a treatment room |
| Beam Delivery | Pencil Beam Scanning | 30x30 cm field size | No need for MLC | 0.5g/cm2 range accuracy |
| 3D Image Guidance | Diagnostic Qaulity CT | 4D axial and helical scanning | 85 cm bore size | 1mm, 1deg automatic 3D/3D registration |
| Real Time Motion Management | Orhtogonal X-ray | Radiography and Fluroscopy | 20x20 cm field size | 1mm, 1deg automatic 2D/3D registration |
| Patient support and positioning | Chiar patient support | 6 DoF robotic positioning device | 181 kg (400 pound) operational load | 0.5 mm position accuracy |
“There is a real clinical need for more targeted, precise and effective radiation treatment beyond the conventional (x-ray) alternatives. P-Cure is the only provider of proton therapy that can effectively install the latest cancer fighting technology within the vault instead of new linac (x-ray) equipment,”
"The synchrotron-based gantry-less system can fit into Linac rooms, can easily be delivered to existing buildings using nothing more than the freight elevator, can be clinically ready to treat patients in a year after contracting, will cost about half of legacy systems, and will have reduced maintenance costs. The P-Cure Solution is a fully integrated comprehensive planning and treatment modality ready to expand patient access to proton therapy, will be somewhat immune to challenging reimbursement issues, as well as deliver a more rapid ROI."
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