Varian Medical Systems to Develop Interface Between the ARIA(TM) Oncology Information System and the Monarch250(TM) Proton Radiotherapy System From Still Riv...( PALO ALTO Calif. May 27 /- Varian...),Health

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) and Still River Systems, Inc. today announced an agreement to develop an interface between Varian's ARIA(TM) Oncology Information System and Still River's Monarch250(TM) Proton Beam Radiotherapy (PBRT) System.

"ARIA is a powerful oncology information system that manages the clinical processes unique to radiotherapy treatments for cancer," said Corey Zankowski, Varian's senior director for product management. "In addition to providing a complete electronic medical record for oncology, ARIA is exceptional at recording and verifying the numerous treatment parameters and instruction sets required for complex radiotherapy treatments. Varian is committed to creating a completely open environment and ensuring connectivity between ARIA and most commonly-used radiation delivery devices, including proton treatment systems. As such, Varian is pleased to be developing, with the support of Still River, an interface with the Monarch250 proton therapy system."

"It is Varian's aim to bring the familiar workflow, look and feel of ARIA into the proton environment, to ease the transition of staff from conventional radiotherapy to proton therapy," adds James DeFilippi, Varian's business manager for integrated proton solutions.

Still River Systems will provide technical assistance to Varian engineers, who will develop the interface to allow important "record and verify" functionality across the two systems.

"We are developing the Monarch250 proton therapy system to support existing clinical processes. The Monarch250 ARIA interface will allow cancer centers to integrate proton therapy within their existing radiation therapy practices," adds Skip Ro
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