Elekta VMAT radiotherapy treatment, which is enhanced with Monaco planning software, was recently given to a 64-year-old patient having mediastinal metastasis, thus making her the first female in Latin America to get the treatment.

The arc-based Elekta VMAT delivery method is used by Monaco planning software to demonstrate the manner in which radiation dose must be applied, the distribution of the same and its power on the target. This provides the patients with a new type of therapy which is fast and treats the cancer tissue without interfering with the healthier ones.

The female patient was treated with five Elekta VMAT treatment sessions at OCA Hospital and the treatment session every time did not take more than five minutes.

OCA is the largest private medical center in Mexico and is credited with being the fifth center in the world which is experimenting with the combined radiation therapy planning and delivery solution.

President and CEO of OCA hospital, Genaro Levinson stated that with the help of Monaco planning the speed of Elekta VMAT has been strengthened and this in turn is playing an important role in identifying the targets and organs-at-risk.

The doses have become more predictable with Monte Carlo dose algorithm and so, the doctors are able to “deliver the highest therapeutic dose", Levinson added