Radiation Oncology

Equipment in the Department of Radiation Oncology

The equipment listed below is available within the Radiation Oncology Department at Froedtert Hospital or at one of the departmental satellite sites. All equipment is available for medical and physics residents, physics faculty, physician faculty and medical staff for use in the treatment of patients, creation of treatment plans, and the instruction of medical and physics residents.

Radiation Delivery Machines

• 8 Siemens linear accelerators (linacs)
  • 4 Artiste linacs
  • 1 Oncor linac
  • 3 Primus linacs
    • 2 with CT-on-Rail (CTVision)
    • 5 with flat panel/MV cone beam CT (MVision)
    • 6 with gating capability
• 1 Varian 21CX linac
• 1 TomoTherapy machine (Hi-Art)
• 1 Elekta Gamma Knife 
• 1 Pantak orthovoltage x-ray unit
• 1 Nucletron MicroSelectron® HDR brachytherapy remote afterloader

Imaging and Simulation Machines

• 3 Siemens CT simulators (2 with 4D CT)
• 2 GE CT simulators (one with 4D CT)
• 1 Siemens 3T MRI simulator (Verio)
• 1 PET/CT

Treatment Planning Systems

• 7 CMS XiO systems for 3DCRT and IMRT (also 4 research XiO systems)
• 1 CMS Monaco biologically-based TPS for IMRT
• 2 Prowess IMRT TPS (also one research system)
• 2 TomoTherapy planning systems (also one research system)

Dosimetry Equipment

• 3D scanning systems (one at each site)
• A variety of ionization chambers, TLD, and diode systems, and readout instruments
• A variety of anthropomorphic and solid-water phantoms