Discounted Nuclear Medicine Equipment

BodyFIX™ vacuum-based immobilization system
Motion artifacts are a major source of image degradation in lengthy imaging procedures and high-precision treatments. Rigid fixation of the anatomical area is critical for accurate target localization. The BodyFIX™ system is a unique, effective, and easy-to-use system for rigid immobilization for imaging, treatment, and image-guided surgical procedures, including biopsies.

After positioning a patient on a Vac-Lok vacuum cushion (for reproducible setups), a stabilization cushion, or directly on the couch/table, the body area to be immobilized is covered with the plastic fixation "foil." When the area between the foil and the patient is evacuated, it creates a rigid, homogeneous pressure to the surface of the immobilized body part, eliminating artifacts due to voluntary or involuntary motions.

An optional target positioner serves to mark the isocenter, blockers, and beams, and can be supplied with MR or CT localizer plates.

Vac-Lok™ custom-molded vacuum cushions
This is a fast, cost-effective, and comfortable system. Similar to a "bean bag" chair, a Vac-Lok cushion contains tiny polystyrene beads within a rugged urethane cover. After selecting the appropriate cushion size and shape for the body area to be positioned, simply pace the cushion on the couchtop and position the patient within the soft cushion. Connect the cushion valve to a vacuum "pump," and evacuate a little of the air so that the cushion is "moldable." Shape the cushion around the patient to create a mold or "cradle," and then evacuate the remaining air to create a rigid, custom-formed support. The molded Vac-Lok cushion will retain its shape for up to six weeks, for accurate re-positioning from within an imaging suite, throughout the course of treatment, or into a surgical procedure. The cushion can then be re-inflated and disinfected for another patient.