Panther 3D Brachy Pro (Brachytherapy)

Fast, Accurate and Extremely User Friendly

Introduced in the late 80’s as one of the first computerized treatment planning systems, Prowess Panther Brachy Pro builds on years of experience and customer feedback to present the complete brachytherapy. From orthogonal film entry for Iridium ribbon implants to real-time planning for prostate cancer, Brachy Pro provides state of the art solutions for today’s brachytherapy treatment.

Innovative Inverse Planning

The new Brachy Inverse Planning product uses the cutting edge algorithm that won the 2007 Franz Edelman Award for Operations Research.

Clinical Advantage and Patient Benefits

With easy set up of constraints, the inverse planning algorithm comes up with clinically acceptable plans in under a minute with dose distributions well conformed to the tumor. Quick planning allows for planning on the day of the implant thus accounting for organ deformations. Brachy Pro creates plans with roughly 15% to 20% fewer seeds and needles leading to lower implant times, so treatments are less susceptible to organ swelling.

Single System for all your Brachytherapy Needs

Whether you are performing temporary implants for gynecological cancer or permanent implants for prostate or breast, Prowess Panther Brachy Pro offers the familiar intuitive interface which reduces planning times. Prowess Panther is the only system that lets you create composite plans between external beam and Brachytherapy to suit your boost needs.

General Features

  • Real-time Ultrasound image capture via frame grabber, ultrasound probe & automated stepper
  • Seed loading algorithms based on geometric loading and inverse planning
  • Ability to treat with multiple isotopes
  • Pubic Arch Study for marking blocked holes
  • Side by side plan comparison mode
  • Dose Volume Histogram (DVH) comparisons
  • Equivalent Uniform Dose (EUD) tools
  • Volumetric Image Cube (VIC) - Advanced 3D visualization tool
  • Advanced CT seed localization algorithms including duplicate identification

Orthogonal Film Entry

  • Orthogonal film mode for adding temporary implants
  • Ability to add line and seed sources as well as calculation points and fiducials

Create the Best Brachytherapy Plan Fast!

  • Offers accuracy in dose delivery while lowering radiation to normal tissue.
  • Reduces planning time in the OR and allows for reproducible plans.
  • Improved tumor control.
  • Reduces the number of seeds and needles.
  • Explicitly incorporates all delivery constraints.

Brachytherapy Accessories

  • Seed source editor
  • Line source editor
  • Template editor

State-of-the-art features simplify clinicians’ work and enhance treatment for patients.

  • Real-time image acquisition using ultrasound to ensure accuracy and save time.
  • DICOM 3 interface transfers CT information in seconds.
  • Exclusive seed locating algorithm (patent pending) makes finding implanted seeds virtually instantaneous.
  • Up to 60 structures can be entered, allowing a clearer vision of the patient’s anatomy and the impact that surgery will have on the tumor and organs.
  • Pubic Arch Study prevents needle loading into selected tissue areas, including the urethra, and provides additional valuable information for patient selection and planning.
  • 3D Isodose Clouds allow you to see exactly how well the tumor is covered and the impact on collateral organs from any conceivable angle. Image can be rotated 360 degrees and turned on and off at various activity levels using the mouse.
  • Dose Volume Histogram (DVH), a quantitative plan evaluation tool that allows the physician to select an optimal treatment plan, can be calculated on as many structures as desired.
  • Turn on or off organ display with a single mouse click for better visualization.
  • Offers multiple seed loading algorithms, so you can create a library of seed loading schemes. After automatic seed loading, the plan can be easily edited. Seeds are added and deleted easily with a click of the mouse. Moving seeds is as simple as dragging and dropping to a new location; the dose is recalculated and immediately updated on the screen. Needles can be custom loaded, moved and copied.
  • Advanced 3D graphic visualization.
  • Volumetric Image Cube (VIC) tools with Multi-Plane Reconstruction (MPR) enhances beam design and placement.
  • Interactive dose display in axial, coronal and sagittal views.
  • CT simulation of quality radiography reconstruction.
  • Supports all conventional interstitial and intracavitary implants.
  • Image transfer from all major manufacturers using DICOM 3.0 format, including CT/MR/US/PET images.
  • Users can shared patient source files via Windows network for easy access across departments.
  • Displays isodose lines on orthogonal reconstruction (sagittal and coronal) from transverse CT and US images.
  • Film Scanner display

Breakthrough Technology –Achieve the best plan possible in Seconds!

  • Rapid planning on the day of implant to account for organ deformations.
  • Dose distributions conform to the tumor while sparing nearby critical organs.
  • Fewer seeds and needles lead to quicker implants and thus less susceptible to organ swelling.
  • Developed by Prowess Inc. in cooperation with Georgia Institute of Technology.
  • This new methodology allows for the creation of a brachytherapy plan within 1 minute.
  • Mixed Integer Programming based solution.
  • Sophisticated global constrained optimization technique.
  • Offers accuracy in dose delivery while lowering radiation to normal tissue.
  • Reduces the planning time in the OR and allows for reproducible plans.
  • Improved tumor control.
  • Employs TG43 formalism for dose calculation.
  • Reduces the number of seeds and needles for safety and accuracy.