Hyderabad: American Oncology Institute (AOI) Hyderabad announced the launch of Ethos Radiotherapy, an AI-driven holistic solution integrated with Varian’s most advanced surface guidance system, IDENTIFY technology. The occasion was graced by T Harish Rao, Minister for Finance, Health, Medical & Family Welfare, Government of Telangana. Present at the occasion were Harish Trivedi, CEO, CTSI – South Asia and Dr Prabhakar P, Regional COO, AOI.
This new solution uses augmented intelligence, a convergence of people and AI working together to adjust cancer treatments in response to patients’ unique and daily changing needs. In the treatment room, IDENTIFY helps guide through setup and patient’s position using visual assistance. Ethos brings in unique capabilities of treatment personalisation by adapting treatment plans in real-time based on changing patient anatomy and tumour location. An extension to the technology for precision cancer care, IDENTIFY is an intuitive interface detecting real-time changes in the position of the tumour during the ongoing treatment. This enables the team to accurately position the radiation beam allowing it only to target the tumour cells.
Speaking at the launch, Harish Trivedi, CEO, CTSI – South Asia, said, “Adaptive therapy driven by AI is the future of personalised radiation therapy. This is a transformational moment for cancer care in Telangana.”
Ethos therapy integrated with IDENTIFY, a novel technology and technique provides the ability to alter the treatment plan by capturing the movement in internal and external anatomy during each treatment. This improves the pre-treatment plan and also adapts to real-time changes during the treatment by gaining insights through the advanced power of AI-enhanced image segmentation and surface motion sensors. The Ethos Machine is a much safer and more reliable way to treat cancer patients than conventional radiotherapy machines. It is designed to be used in combination with existing treatments, such as chemotherapy, targeted therapy or immunotherapy. This allows for a more comprehensive approach to treating cancer, giving patients access to a range of treatment options. It is capable of targeting cancer cells in nearly any area of the body, including the brain, liver, and lungs.
Adaptive therapy integrated with surface-guided motion management helps to adapt the treatment plan and target the tumour based on the anatomical changes. The Ethos Machine is capable of delivering a precise dose of radiation to target and kill cancer cells while leaving healthy cells intact. The ability of the machine to deliver on-couch adaptive treatment puts the patient at the centre of care.
