Eliot (Electron-Beam IntraOperative RadioTherapy)

Intraoperative radiation therapy (ELIOT) with mobile accelerators is a technique where a large single fraction of radiation is applied to the tumor bed during surgery, (when the tumor is found to be unresectable, the IORT dose is used as a boost, with or without post-operative external beam RT),  immediately after tumor removal and directly on the anatomical area that contained the neoplasia, a possible location of sub-clinical disease or macroscopic residue.

The radiation beam is produced by an electron accelerator specifically conceived and designed to work directly in the operating room, on the same operating table where the patient is operated.

The Novac7 technology uses the passage of air contained inside the applicator to achieve the necessary homogeneity of the  beam and uniformity of  the field, with all energies and applicators.

The accelerating structure is also naturally self-shielded and particularly small and light.

• The availability of a wide range of radiating energies enables various diseases to be treated correctly. The high dose rate that is delivered drastically reduces irradiation time and the subsequent extension of anaesthesia.
• The extensive mobility of the radiating head (six degrees of freedom) always allows rapid and precise positioning on the patient, in all body districts.
• The “auto-focusing” property of the accelerating structure powered by RF field (patented),   eliminates the necessity to utilise heavy  magnetic lenses and at the same time limits the diffused X radiation at negligible values.

See the Eliot technique videoanimation