Elekta VMAT

Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy

Elekta VMAT, Elekta’s advanced arc therapy technique, establishes new standards for radiation therapy treatment speed and dose reduction to the patient. With Elekta VMAT, single or multiple radiation beams sweep in uninterrupted arc(s) around the patient, dramatically speeding treatment delivery. Clinicians can use Elekta VMAT with complete or partial arc(s) to reduce treatment times from the 8-12 minutes required for conventional radiation therapy to as few as two minutes.

3D volume imaging technology integrated into Elekta treatment systems increases the precision of Elekta VMAT. Physicians can visualize the tumor target at the time of treatment and guide therapy that increases radiation dose to the target while reducing exposure to surrounding healthy tissues.

Most importantly, compared to other commercial arc therapy techniques, Elekta VMAT provides the oncologist with the freedom to choose how the optimal dose will be delivered. This is achieved through the unique flexibility of Elekta treatment systems to simultaneously apply digital control to all treatment parameters, allowing doctors to manipulate the radiation dose and the imaging dose.

• VMAT provides high dose conformance to the target, while reducing risk to critical structures
• VMAT optimizes target dose delivery for all different patients and pathologies
• VMAT can reduce treatment time which can also decrease the likelihood of patient movement
• VMAT increases patient throughput due to faster delivery times, resulting in reduced waiting lists