Beauvais hospital is equipped with new machines for the treatment of cancer

This is a major step in the care of cancer patients according to the Simone-Veil hospital center from Beauvais (Oise). The establishment announces that it has just equipped itself with several new machines : two radiotherapy accelerators and a radiotherapy scanner.

The first accelerator has been operational since December 2024. “This device reduces treatment time, halving the time spent on the procedure table, while increasing precisionspecifies the hospital center. Thanks to its patient movement management system, it offers better targeting of tumors while preserving vital organs.” The second accelerator will be installed by the end of 2025. “Designed to treat complex tumors, including brain, lung and liver, this equipment guarantees extreme precision, thanks to its advanced imaging system and six-axis treatment table», Indicates the health establishment.

Detailed images of tumors

These two devices are supplemented by a latest generation radiotherapy scanner, with an artificial intelligence system for contouring organs at risk. It allows detailed images of tumors to be produced for better planning of sessions.

«Artificial intelligence algorithms assist radiotherapists in automatically contouring organs at risk, reducing margins for human errorexplains the hospital. Quality control software ensures real-time monitoring of each session, guaranteeing the precision of the treatments delivered. These innovations bring real gains in safety and efficiency for patients.»

Shorter, less strenuous treatments

With this new equipment, the establishment promises shorter and less strenuous treatments for patients. For example, those with left breast cancer may benefit from the deep inspiration breathing block technique, which reduces exposure of the heart and lungs to radiation. Which therefore limits the side effects.

More patients will also be able to be treated. In 2023, 12,399 sessions were carried out in the radiotherapy department of the Simone-Veil hospital center. And activity is constantly increasing.

This investment, partly financed by the Hauts-de-France Regional Health Agency, amounts to eight million euros.