“The ability to visualize the beam on our patient’s skin in real-time is a game changer. This is the ultimate patient care tool.”

~Rory A. Rosselot, BS RTT, Radiation Therapist

Patient Care

BeamSite is FDA-cleared and designed for clinical teams, giving them the power to see what’s happening during the most important time: treatment delivery. An easy-to-use, passive system, BeamSite will record real-time video rate imaging of all your patients’ treatments.

With BeamSite, you and your clinical team can:

  • See real-time video of the beam directly on the patient.

  • Monitor stray radiation in out-of-field regions during treatment.

  • Confirm patient compliance during treatment.

  • Track patients with unusual habitus.

  • Identify, track, and document errors and near misses.

Product Benefits

  • Monitor every patient, every day, every fraction.

  • Improve treatment safety by providing visual feedback.

  • Correct issues as part of routine quality improvement.

  • Share and replay any anomalies with the Quality Assurance and Improvement team.

  • Simple, easy-to-use system has three cameras that provide full coverage, capturing entry and exit beams.

BeamSite in the Clinic

The patient images and videos below were captured from BeamSite cameras installed in three LINAC bunkers throughout the Radiation Oncology Department. These details highlight some of the incidents identified during patient treatments; for more information, please see the full manuscripts referenced below.

With BeamSite, your clinic can streamline operations, optimize treatment outcomes, guarantee your patients’ peace of mind–and save lives! 

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Improper positioning leads to patient forearm in beam. Occurred in 7 of 10 treatment fractions..²

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Deviation in left arm position causes exposure in armpit area. Seen in 1 of 15 fractions.²

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Partial coverage of treatment area with bolus in 7 of 14 treatments imaged.²

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Difficult to set-up patient (arm down) leads to unintended dose to contralateral breast.³

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Treatment plan included an unintentional open MLC leaf.³

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Chin exposure seen during delivery. Corrected mid-treatment by the treating therapist.²

1. Not FDA cleared for electrons, protons or brachytherapy
2. Alexander, Daniel A. et al. “Retrospective Evaluation of an Always-on Cherenkov Imaging System for Radiotherapy Quality Improvement.” (2021, preprint available online: http://arxiv.org/abs/2110.07494).
3. Jarvis, Lesley A et al. “Initial Clinical Experience of Cherenkov Imaging in External Beam Radiation Therapy Identifies Opportunities to Improve Treatment Delivery.” International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics vol. 109,5 (2021): 1627-1637. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.11.013

Case Study

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FAQs

  • When tissue is irradiated with high energy photons (or electrons) during radiotherapy, it will glow with visible light due to the Cherenkov effect. Although extremely dim, this light can be seen with BeamSite, which has been designed specifically to image Cherenkov light in radiotherapy treatment rooms.

  • Yes! BeamSite doesn’t contribute any additional radiation to a patient’s treatment–it is simply a camera system that allows healthcare professionals to visualize and monitor what’s happening. The imaging produced is “free” information as a result of a patient’s treatment.

  • Yes. BeamSite offers real-time monitoring and is cleared for use only with photon external beam radiotherapy, anywhere on a patient’s body.

  • Yes. BeamSite works by imaging synchronously with the linear accelerator, thereby minimizing the impact of room light.

  • Yes. BeamSite has FDA 510(k) clearance for sale in the US.

  • BeamSite requires direct line of sight to the tissue it is imaging. Sheets or clothing over the tissue being treated may block some of the light coming from the patient.

  • There are more than 50 academic publications on Cherenkov imaging in radiotherapy. See a selected list here.

  • Not currently. BeamSite relies on the clinical experience of the Radiation Therapist to identify when the treatment does not look appropriate.

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