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    Exactly Calculated: Better Targeting for Ion Beam Therapy

    6min
    Matthias Manych
    Published on March 8, 2018
    The aim of the cooperation was to use Dual Energy CT (DECT) in clinical application for ion beam therapy.

    Ionisation at exactly the right place

    The aim of the cooperation between Heidelberg and Dresden was to use DECT in clinical application for ion beam therapy.

    New algorithm versus old uncertainty

    Steffen Greilich’s work with ion beam therapy is based on Dual Energy CT.

    Important prerequisite: Dual Energy CT

    The work of Steffen Greilich, PhD, and his team as well as their colleagues at OncoRay in Dresden is based on Dual Energy CT (DECT).
    On the Heidelberg campus, Steffen Greilich developed a new method for ion beam therapy.

    Successful collaborations

    On the Heidelberg campus, scientific and medical competence is concentrated, with approximately 11,000 people contributing to it.

    Next steps

    By Matthias Manych
    Matthias Manych, a biologist based in Berlin, works as a freelance scientific journalist, editor, and author specializing in medicine. His work is published mainly in specialist journals, but also in newspapers and online.
    1. The statements by Siemens Healthineers’ customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer’s unique setting. Since there is no “typical” hospital and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.