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cancer care approach provides a portfolio for the entire ecosystem , from diagnostics , to treatment , to survivorship .
“ With the technologies from Healthineers , we have all those CT , MR , PET scans , and all these other pieces of diagnostic equipment that we use for early detection ,” explains Lo . “ Once the cancer has been detected , we can actually send it across to the treatment site . On the treatment side , we have a lot of different technologies , including the treatment planning system and the linear accelerators ( LINAC ). We can deliver the radiation to the cancer target . We track them and we measure them , so that we make sure that whatever we deliver is actually effective .”
Afterwards is the survivorship , where Varian is on hand to support .
“ In the US , we have a software application on the phone that helps patients to selfmonitor . They can report their outcomes back to the clinical world , which collates all this information together and allows clinicians to make recommendations remotely . So there ' s truly a technology ecosystem , from diagnostics all the way to treatment and to survivorship ,” says Lo .
Varian ' s integrated oncology networks also aim to help simplify tasks for healthcare workers .
“ Care providers currently operate in silos , so in our integrated oncology network , we try to break those silos and translate individual findings to broader solutions ,” explains Lo . “ Cancer itself is a complex disease , so each patient is different , and without sufficient data or evidence , the decision process becomes even more difficult for clinicians and patients , alike .
“ With Siemens Healthineers , we are helping to connect teams together and provide them with the technologies that
enable us and them to create an oncology ecosystem . That means enabling the treatment centres , research institutions , and practices to work together and provide more integrated and multidisciplinary care .”
The goal for Varian ’ s integrated oncology network is to connect and leverage data , teams , technologies and workflows . This will deliver greater insights and improve clinical collaboration , streamline operations and enhance the patient experience .
106 May 2022