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Varian Medical Systems and Siemens Healthcare to Improve
Radiotherapy Workflows Using Standard Industry Interfaces
Other Topics:
Non-Invasive Therapy Techonlogy,
Healthcare Technology
PRNewswire
September 22, 2008
PALO ALTO, Calif., and CONCORD, California - Varian
Medical Systems, the leading provider of radiation therapy
solutions for
oncology care, and Siemens Healthcare, a world leading supplier
of healthcare
solutions, today announced that the two companies will work
together using
industry standard interfaces to connect Varian's ARIA(TM)
Oncology Information
System and Siemens' syngo(R) Suite for Oncology. |
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"The ARIA system has always promoted an open architecture based
on
industry standards like DICOM," says Corey Zankowski, senior
director of
product management, referring to the "Digital Imaging and
Communications in
Medicine" standards that are now used in most hospitals
worldwide. "By
collaborating to connect our systems using DICOM, Varian and
Siemens can
better support customers that use technology from both
companies, and these
customers can take advantage of more integrated workflows and
enhanced
interoperability with these solutions to adopt modern, advanced
clinical
methods quickly and efficiently."
Furthermore, by adopting industry standards for integration,
Varian and
Siemens customers are able to avoid investing in unnecessary
interfaces that
require costly additional maintenance and modifications as
technologies
evolve. Both companies are committed to the goals of the IHE-RO
effort
(Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise - Radiation Oncology),
initiated by the
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
and the
Radiological Society of America (RSNA) to standardize the
communication
between oncology information systems and treatment delivery
systems.
While the two companies work toward implementing a DICOM
worklist-based
communication protocol, Siemens will use Varian's 4D Integrated
Treatment
Console interface to connect their own radiotherapy treatment
machines, which
include the ARTISTE(TM) Solution, and ONCOR(TM) and PRIMUS(TM)
linear
accelerators with ARIA.
Dow Wilson, president of Varian Medical Systems' Oncology
business
remarked, "We're pleased about the opportunity to work with
Siemens on
standardized solutions for integrating information technology in
order to
promote an open environment that helps to improve the cost
efficiency and
affordability of cancer care. Ensuring interoperability with our
market
leading ARIA Oncology Information System and Siemens syngo Suite
for Oncology,
and improving workflow between our systems, will be a great
benefit to the
oncology community."
"We need to encourage our industry to move towards the DICOM
standard and
ensure that DICOM is utilized to its fullest potential," added
Holger Schmidt,
CEO, Oncology Care Systems, Siemens Healthcare, "We are happy
that both
Siemens and Varian are fully committed to implementing the DICOM
standard
following the IHE-RO workflows. Siemens is very excited to work
with Varian
on the interoperability between ARIA and Siemens' syngo Suite
for Oncology and
help clinics maximize cost efficiencies."
About Varian Medical Systems
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California, is the
world's
leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for
treating cancer and
other medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton
therapy, and
brachytherapy. The company supplies
informatics software for managing
comprehensive cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers and medical
oncology
practices. Varian is a premier supplier of tubes and digital
detectors for
X-ray imaging in medical, scientific, and industrial
applications and also
supplies X-ray imaging products for cargo screening and
industrial inspection.
Varian Medical Systems employs approximately 4,800 people who
are located at
manufacturing sites in North America and Europe and in its 60
sales and
support offices around the world. For more information, visit
http://www.varian.com/ .
About Siemens Healthcare
The Siemens Healthcare Sector is one of the world's largest
suppliers to
the healthcare industry. The company is a renowned medical
solutions provider
with core competence and innovative strength in diagnostic and
therapeutic
technologies as well as in knowledge engineering, including
information
technology and system integration. With its laboratory
diagnostics
acquisitions, Siemens Healthcare is the first integrated
healthcare company,
bringing together imaging and lab diagnostics, therapy, and
healthcare
information technology solutions, supplemented by consulting and
support
services. Siemens Healthcare delivers solutions across the
entire continuum of
care -- from prevention and early detection, to diagnosis,
therapy and care.
Additionally, Siemens Healthcare is the global market leader in
innovative
hearing instruments. The company employs more than 49,000 people
worldwide and
operates in 130 countries. In the fiscal year 2007 (Sept. 30),
Siemens
Healthcare reported sales of euro 9.85 billion, orders of euro
10.27 billion,
and group profit of euro 1.32 billion. Further information can
be found by
visiting http://www.siemens.com/healthcare .
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