Workflow: Tattoo-and-mark-free

Main Benefits

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Equivalent or improved accuracy vs. tattoos or marks1,2,3

1 Herron E, et al. Surface guided radiation therapy as a replacement for patient marks in treatment of breast cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2018;102 (3):e492-e493.
2 Shah AP, et al. Clinical evaluation of interfractional variations for whole breast radiotherapy using 3-dimensional surface imaging. Pract Radiat Oncol 2013;3 (1):16-25.
3 Sueyoshi M, et al. Eliminating Daily Shifts, Tattoos, and Skin Marks: Streamlining Isocenter Localization With Treatment Plan Embedded Couch Values for External Beam Radiation Therapy PRO https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prro.2018.08.011

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Avoid a permanent visible reminder for patients of their cancer
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Patients willing to drive further to access this treatment (on average >90 miles round trip daily to avoid tattoos)4

4 Moser T et al. Radiotherapy tattoos: Women’s skin as a carrier of personal memory—What do we cause by tattooing our patients? Breast J. 2020;26:316–318.