Expectations for Elekta Harmony in clinical use

Why choose Elekta Harmony?

• The center has extensive experience with Elekta Linacs, including Precise, Synergy, and Versa HD.
• As a long-time Elekta user, the introduction of innovations like XVI and the high-resolution Agility MLC has improved treatment precision.
• Elekta Harmony was chosen as the next step for adaptive radiotherapy (RT), offering optimal treatment tailored to daily organ changes within a conventional time frame.
• Harmony is expected to improve efficiency and safety with automatic patient recognition and advanced setup technology.

Key highlights of the Elekta Harmony system:

• Consistent QA throughout treatment.
• Automatic patient and accessory verification.
• Body surface monitoring for better precision.
• Improves safety without adding operator workload.
• Intuitive, device-driven handheld controller for easy operation.

Plans for using Harmony in the clinic:

• A 2-unit system with Harmony will be implemented alongside the existing Versa HD.
• Harmony beams will be matched with Versa HD via the AGL program for consistent treatment delivery.
• Primarily used for VMAT due to its efficient operability.
• Adaptive RT with Elekta ONE for fast information sharing.

Benefits of Elekta Harmony for patients:

• Reduced setup time and physical/mental burden on patients.
• Fewer intra-fractional errors.
• Increased patient throughput per day.
• Shorter waiting times before treatment starts.
• High-accuracy, optimal treatment for better outcomes.