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SOMATOM go.Sim Together, creating efficiency

SOMATOM go.Sim allows a streamlined simulation process: Enhancing the patient experience, driving towards the reduction of risks within the complex RT simulation workflow, all with the intention of improving the workforce productivity.

Designed and developed considering the needs of the radiation therapy staff: We are together creating efficiency.

Benefits

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SOMATOM go.Sim provides a comprehensive solution tailored to maintain consistency across your simulation process. Its user-friendly interface, specialized RT workflow, and AI contouring support work seamlessly together to foster coherence during treatment planning.

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Because the image quality is crucial for tumor delineation and dose calculation, we’ve enhanced it further to help you lead the treatment planning path.

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Reducing pressure on operators gives you time to focus on patients and high-quality results. SOMATOM go.Sim is built on a concept that cares for the needs of both patients and users.

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Evidence

Efficiency

AI-based autocontouring DirectORGANS SOMATOM go.Sim SOMATOM go.Open Pro

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DirectORGANS¹

OAR contouring performed directly at the scanner without manual interaction
Optimized reconstruction and deep learning for time-efficient and consistent high-quality contouring
Frees RT professionals from routine OAR delineating tasks
70% time saving in organs-at-risk delineation compared to manual contouring³

DirectORGANS White Paper (pdf)

Positioning Direct Laser SOMATOM go.Sim SOMATOM go.Open Pro

Reduce complexity in the simulation process: Direct Laser and Direct Laser QA.

Direct Laser¹

Streamlined patient marking thanks to fully integrated lasers
No need for separate laser hardware resulting in a smaller system footprint
Direct Laser QA provides a quick quality assurance check with a dedicated phantom

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DirectORGANS¹

OAR contouring performed directly at the scanner without manual interaction
Optimized reconstruction and deep learning for time-efficient and consistent high-quality contouring
Frees RT professionals from routine OAR delineating tasks
70% time saving in organs-at-risk delineation compared to manual contouring³

DirectORGANS White Paper (pdf)

Courtesy of Leopoldina Krankenhaus Schweinfurt, Germany

DirectORGANS¹

OAR contouring performed directly at the scanner without manual interaction
Optimized reconstruction and deep learning for time-efficient and consistent high-quality contouring
Frees RT professionals from routine OAR delineating tasks
70% time saving in organs-at-risk delineation compared to manual contouring³

DirectORGANS White Paper (pdf)

Quality

Material characterization

Enhance treatment planning for photon and proton therapy by leveraging DE Rho/Z¹ and DirectSPR.¹Get immediate access to electron density images or proton stopping power images for dose calculation.
Experience enhanced material visualization with syngo.CT DE Virtual Unenhanced¹, which supports the identification of material characteristics and quanitifies the iodine uptake as a measure of perfusion.

Without iMAR

With iMAR

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iMAR¹ - iterative metal artifact reduction

Optimized images for better tissue contrast
Enhanced metal artifact reduction specifically adapted for different types of implants including:
- Thoracic coils
- Shoulder implants
- Hip implants
- Spine implants
- Extremity implants
- Pacemakers
- Neuro coils
- Dental fillings

Material characterization

Enhance treatment planning for photon and proton therapy by leveraging DE Rho/Z¹ and DirectSPR.¹Get immediate access to electron density images or proton stopping power images for dose calculation.
Experience enhanced material visualization with syngo.CT DE Virtual Unenhanced¹, which supports the identification of material characteristics and quanitifies the iodine uptake as a measure of perfusion.

Material characterization

Enhance treatment planning for photon and proton therapy by leveraging DE Rho/Z¹ and DirectSPR.¹Get immediate access to electron density images or proton stopping power images for dose calculation.
Experience enhanced material visualization with syngo.CT DE Virtual Unenhanced¹, which supports the identification of material characteristics and quanitifies the iodine uptake as a measure of perfusion.

Precision

DirectDensity guided by CARE kV empowers the use of optimized kV settings for each individual patient.

DirectDensity¹ guided by CARE kV empowers the use of optimized kV settings for each individual patient.

DirectDensity^1,4

Drive precision for target contouring with automatic and patient-specific, optimized kV imaging (CARE kV in 10 kV steps)
Electron density and mass density reconstruction with DirectDensity^1,4
A standardized workflow with a single calibration curve for dose planning

DirectDensity Cookbook (pdf)

DirectDensity¹ guided by CARE kV empowers the use of optimized kV settings for each individual patient.

DirectDensity^1,4

Drive precision for target contouring with automatic and patient-specific, optimized kV imaging (CARE kV in 10 kV steps)
Electron density and mass density reconstruction with DirectDensity^1,4
A standardized workflow with a single calibration curve for dose planning

DirectDensity Cookbook (pdf)

Testimonials

"DirectORGANS is our first use of autocontouring. We can definitely see the benefits in terms of time saving. We feel it's very accurate most of the time, very little edits are needed to be made."⁶

Carl Horsfield, MSc

Lead Physicist for RT Imaging
Hull University Teaching Hospitals, NHS Trust, UK

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Technical Details

Technical Specifications

Bore size: 85 cm
Scan Field-of-View (sFOV): 60 cm
Acquired slices/reconstruction slices: 32/64
Z-axis coverage: 1.92 cm
Rotation time: 0.35¹, 0.5, 1.0 s
Max. table load: 227/307¹ kg (TG-66 compliant tables)
System footprint: 4 m²/43 ft² (surface area covered by gantry and moving table top)
Min. room requirement: 17.3 m²/186.2 ft²

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The products/features mentioned herein are not commercially available in all countries. Their future availability cannot be guaranteed.

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DirectSetup Notes is intended for digitalizing patient setup documentation to ease the RT workflow. The operation and the configuration of the feature must be conducted by trained healthcare professionals. DirectSetup Notes is available with SOMATOM go.Sim and SOMATOM go.Open Pro with syngo CT VB10 only.

Clinical evaluation of 50 CT datasets for 5 sites with each 10 cases. 2140 OARs evaluated. Manual contouring facilitated slice interpolation and contouring assistance. Clinical evaluation from Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Strahlenklinik, Germany using DirectORGANS VA40 and syngo.via RTiS Organs RT VB50. SW-Version VB50 RTiS Organs RT is equivalent to DirectORGANS SW-Version VA40. | The statements by customers of Siemens Healthineers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting. Because there is no “typical” hospital or laboratory and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, samples mix, case mix, level of IT and/or automation adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.

DirectDensity reconstruction is designed for use in Radiation Therapy Planning (RTP) only. DirectDensity reconstruction is not intended to be used for diagnostic imaging.

Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiation Therapy: A Resource, SABR UK consortium guidelines, 2019.

The statements by customers of Siemens Healthineers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting. Because there is no “typical” hospital or laboratory and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, samples mix, case mix, level of IT and/or automation adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.

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SOMATOM go.Sim Together, creating efficiency

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