Technology

Advanced Therapy Delivered Quickly

» Provides treatment with great accuracy, precision, and speed through high-quality image-guided radiotherapy.
» Offers noninvasive radiotherapy treatment with no post-surgery recovery period.
» Delivers outpatient treatments » Provides image-guidance technology that targets tumors with pinpoint precision, delivering accurate doses to tumors while minimizing exposure of the surrounding healthy tissue and organs.
» Enables faster treatments—often in less than 15 minutes. Shorter treatments can be more precise because there is less time for patient motion or tumor “drift” during a shorter treatment.
» Enhances treatment accuracy through its “multileaf collimator,” a patented beam-shaping accessory that was also engineered to minimize scatter radiation to surrounding healthy tissue. The multileaf collimator shapes the radiation beam to match the exact size, shape, and position of a patient’s tumor.

Greater Patient Safety and Comfort

» Requires patient verification before treatment can commence.
» Offers a fully enclosed gantry, enclosing all moving parts that could otherwise collide with the patient.
» Touch guard technology pauses treatment or motion in the rare case that a patient bumps into the wall of the bore (i.e., the opening through which the treatment couch moves the patient into the treatment position).
» Verifies all mechanical axes remain within product specifications through a daily automated machine performance check.
» Facilitates immediate and clear communication between patient and clinical staff through an integrated intercom with noise-cancellation and an integrated, couch-mounted camera that travels with the patient.
» Includes a wide and spacious bore (100 centimeters in diameter) with soft ambient lighting for greater patient comfort and relaxation.
» Provides smoother and quieter machine motions by powering the couch and gantry using linear brushless motors.

SPEED WITHOUT COMPROMISE

» Halcyon is designed to speed up every step of the treatment process while maintaining a high quality of care.
» Halcyon’s streamlined and efficient processes allow treatment to be completed in only nine steps from start to finish.
» Halcyon was designed to provide treatment quickly and efficiently. Cone-beam CT imaging can be completed in approximately 15 seconds, and 4 RPM gantry speed saves time between fields.
» Most treatments are completed in about 10 minutes. That’s half of what’s expected with conventional machines.
» With Halcyon, it’s possible to deliver complex IMRT plans in the same time frame as a typical RapidArc treatment.

ENHANCING PATIENT COMFORT AND PEACE OF MIND

» Halcyon treatments are noninvasive. There is no surgery, no cutting, and no overnight hospital stays.
» With its shorter treatment times and quiet operation, Halcyon provides for a more comfortable experience for patients.
» An integrated camera and intercom system allow for constant communication with the radiation therapist during treatment.
» If the patient accidentally bumps into the bore (the opening of the machine) during treatment, the collision-detection system immediately pauses treatment and motion.
» To further help patients relax, Halcyon enables music to be played during treatments.
» Features like a wide 100 cm bore; quiet operation; and soft, ambient lighting contribute to a less intimidating environment for patients, while the low treatment couch makes it easier for them to get on and off.
» Halcyon’s imaging and treatment components are enclosed, so patients don’t see anything rotating around them.

TECHNOLOGY THAT EVOLVES AS INNOVATION ADVANCES

» New features are continually being developed and released to keep Halcyon at the forefront of the latest advancements in radiotherapy.
» Halcyon will keep getting better at treating cancer as new protocols and enhancements are developed, incorporated, and updated directly into the system’s software.