Source delivery system for contact radiation therapy Flexitron

Source delivery system for contact radiation therapy Flexitron — afterloader from Swedish Elekta for HDR-brachytherapy. According to the treatment plan, the device delivers the radioactive source through transport tubes and applicators directly to the tumor. This is the seventh generation of Elekta afterloaders, with over 500 such systems operating worldwide.

Features

• Configurations of 10, 20, or 40 channels.
• All tubes are 1000 mm long, zero point at the applicator entrance: length is not entered manually.
• The source moves in steps forward, positioning accuracy of 0.5 mm.
• Metric numbering of stop positions, treatment window of 400 mm.
• Applicators Elekta and planning Oncentra Brachy, CT markers for flexible catheters.
• Connection to MOSAIQ and other systems with DICOM Unified Worklist.

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