Beacon International Specialist Centre is the 1st Southeast Asia hospital to introduce Varian Halcyon machine to its cancer patients. It can be used to treat head & neck, lung, breast, prostate, cervix and other forms of cancer.
Key features:
• Fast - Beam-on time could be as fast as 1 minute plus*.
• Accurate - The unique design of dual-layer multi-leaf collimator (MLC) enables accurate delivery of the radiation dose to the tumour.
• Reduces unwanted radiation dose - The reduction in interleaf leakage helps to reduce unwanted radiation dose to critical structures, thus, minimising side effects.
• Alleviates anxiety - A quick and quiet treatment helps to reduce anxiety in patient.
• Maximises comfort -A spacious 100cm diameter bore with integrated ambient lighting puts claustrophobic patient at ease. Couch descends low to the ground for easy loading and unloading of the patient.
• Improved safety - The integrated couch-mounted camera travels with the patient, enabling the radiographer to clearly monitor the patient during the treatment.
*Subjects to patient’s cases and conditions.
9 мар 2019
