Eclipse | Benefits

Eclipse™ customers are talking about how Eclipse is so easy to learn and easy to use. They describe the flexibility of the latest techniques and ability to devise the best personalized plans for their patients in the least amount of time.

Customer quotes:

Randall W. Holt, Ph.D.
Director of Physics
North Valley Radiation Oncology

"One of the really nice things about Eclipse especially connected with Aria is that anything you do on Eclipse effectively becomes the plan and the treatment. There's virtually no reason for us to do any additional steps in order to connect the two together. So they're virtually one and the same."

Francine Sheridan
Chief Dosimetrist/Therapist
Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center

"The QA process within Eclipse is very easy and intuitive. It enables you to take a plan with one or two clicks, place it onto a phantom, do the calculation, and prepare it for the physicist."

Gordon R. Ray, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology
Palo Alto Medical Foundation

"The speed of the calculations in Eclipse IMRT is significantly improved. This greatly increased the throughput in our department, and that's translated into offering physicians a better choice of plans. And we think that's translated into better care."

Mickey Goldman, FACHE
Administrator
Goldman Consulting

"The efficiency of the QA process within Eclipse has been significant, particularly with IMRT plans. Where it used to take anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half, they are basically able to, from start to finish, complete that task in about thirty minutes."

Physicist

Measured beam data is compared to calculated beam data.

Today's radiation therapy physicist encounters a multitude of technologies for managing the radiation dose delivered to patients. The physicist ensures the quality of the underlying beam models used for treatment planning, and verifies, approves, and controls the quality of the beam data. From initial commissioning to the routine quality assurance of treatment plans, the wide range of powerful tools and capabilities in Eclipse accelerates and simplifies these tasks for the physicist.

Integrated and Efficient Process
Advanced Treatment Planning and Delivery
Rapid Commissioning
Complete Quality Assurance

Dosimetrist

An intelligent 3D paintball tool quickly and accurately contours the spinal cord on a sagittal plane.

The adoption of 3D conformal and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for routine treatments has added to the heavy workloads of dosimetrists. Eclipse is a comprehensive treatment planning system that simplifies modern radiation therapy planning for all modalities, such as 3D conformal, IMRT, electron, proton, and brachytherapy.

Structure templates and automated structure segmentation in Eclipse reduce contouring time. Eclipse clinical protocol templates accelerate the planning process by automatically generating plan parameters from the physician's intent. Dosimetrists can easily create and compare variations of a plan to obtain the best treatment for the patient.

Comprehensive Planning Solution
Truly Automatic Contouring
Fast Manual Contouring & Editing
Simple Field Setup
Insightful Plan Evaluation

Administrator

A dose distribution is displayed on fused CT and MR images.

Managed healthcare costs continue to affect the delivery of radiation therapy even as more complex and effective treatment methods gain use in the radiation oncology clinic. Administrators face the challenge of improving the quality of care by implementing advanced techniques while maintaining cost effectiveness. With Eclipse, efficiency and cost effectiveness increase, providing true security of investment while improving quality of care.

Efficiency by Design
Comprehensive Capabilities
Secure Investment
Improved Quality of Care

Radiation Oncologist

With surface rendering, oncologists can easily evaluate the dose distribution of a plan.

Eclipse is a comprehensive treatment planning system that simplifies the complexity modern radiation therapy brings to radiation oncologists. Extensive templates facilitate standards of care and protocols. Yet the flexibility of Eclipse allows the clinician to rapidly tailor plans for each patient.

Advanced contouring and plan evaluation tools, combined with templates and interactive optimization, speed the planning process for complex 3D, IMRT and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) treatments. With this level of integration, the physician can plan treatments from anywhere in the department.

Clinical Flexibility
Complete IGRT Support
Extensive Clinical Protocol Support
Rapid Contouring
Comprehensive Plan Evaluation
Convenient Access

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