RaySearch and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre – University Health Network in Toronto, Canada, have joined forces in a strategic partnership to further develop RayCare®*, a groundbreaking oncology information system designed for the clinical workflow needs of today and tomorrow.

RayCare is designed to unify and consolidate the different oncology disciplines – medical oncology, radiation oncology and surgical oncology – paving the way toward precision medicine. The system will improve workflows across treatment modalities and meet the demands of new techniques and approaches in cancer treatment.

The implementation of RayCare at Princess Margaret will follow a phased approach over several years. In each phase, capabilities will be added in RayCare and existing systems replaced. Ultimately, all activities in the oncology space will be coordinated through RayCare.

Mary Gospodarowicz, medical director at Princess Margaret says: “We have a strong focus on comprehensive cancer care at the Princess Margaret and uniting the different clinical disciplines is a key priority. RayCare will enable us to achieve this. It will also provide us with an integrated cancer informatics platform that builds on the significant advances we have made in this area. This is a collaboration that will shape the future of oncology systems.”

The new RayStation 8A release brings a broad range of advances, including full planning capabilities for the TomoTherapy®* and Radixact® Systems from Accuray. RayStation now supports the TomoDirect™ delivery mode in addition to TomoHelical™. Other developments in RayStation 8A include support for TomoTherapy in Plan Explorer, improvements for proton and carbon ion* therapy and further integration with RayCare®, the next-generation oncology information system. All TomoTherapy and Radixact users now have access to advanced RayStation features, including multi-criteria optimization (MCO), adaptive planning and Plan Explorer.

Improvements for proton and carbon ion therapy include automatic selection of range shifter for PBS machines and DICOM export of magnets in the lateral spreading device sequence for all ion treatment machines. Ion beam commissioning tools have also been refined for easier use, and carbon ion treatment machines are now supported in RayStation’s physics module.

New features and a range of general system enhancements from the newly released RayCare 2A will be demonstrated. The system now incorporates RayPACS, (picture archiving communication system), that makes it fast and easy to retrieve and share images. This unique managed PACS system makes it possible to tag images for efficient workflow automation. RayPACS can be used within RayCare or as a standalone PACS.

Other new features include task-based and rule-based scheduling, including calendar views and schedules for all clinic resources, and charge capture, a tool for automatically capturing and managing billable codes from tasks performed in the workflow.

Varian today announced the acquisition of privately-held humediQ Global GmbH, the manufacturer of  IDENTIFY, an automated patient identification, positioning and motion management system for radiation therapy. This acquisition expands Varian's motion-management portfolio and is part of the company's long-term growth and value creation strategy.  

IDENTIFY incorporates patient safety, quality, efficiency and surface-guided features in an automated workflow solution for surface-guided radiation therapy (SGRT). The IDENTIFY system features a palm reader for patient identification, a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader for proper accessory verification and placement on the treatment couch, automatic synchronization with the oncology information system, and SGRT cameras for proper patient positioning and motion monitoring throughout the treatment.

"Varian is focused on enabling sophisticated high-quality cancer care safely and effectively, around the globe," said Kolleen Kennedy, president of Varian's Oncology Systems business. "Varian and humediQ Global share a common mission in the worldwide fight against cancer and we are pleased to welcome the humediQ Global employees to the expanding Varian family in the region and add the comprehensive IDENTIFY solution to our portfolio”

In a nutshell IEL is a medical equipment & specialist pharmaceutical company based in Chilcompton but it’s also so much more than that…

IEL exist to empower others. When clinicians are busy, we make their lives easier, so they can do a better job. When procurement teams have low budgets and high demands, we work with them to reach a solution that suits us both.

IEL is committed to helping their customers grow through leadership and support. We make them the hero and go the extra mile to recommend products and manage the little details.

IEL are supportive, human and modern. We don’t exclude people or make them feel out of their depth. We are there to advise and inform, in a simple, personal way.

IEL are friendly, fun and approachable. Externally and internally we encourage questions, new ways of thinking, and enjoy the job we do.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Application Specialist to join our ever-growing team.

The IEL Application Specialist will have:

·         Relevant engineering and radiotherapy experience

·         Excellent IT skills and ability to learn software packages and work with networking systems

·         Excellent customer skills and high level of professionalism

·         High level of organisational skills

·         Understanding of Health and Safety regulations

·         Ability to work independently as well as a part of a cross functional team

·         Great time management

·         Flexibility and willingness to travel across UK and Ireland

·         Working knowledge on OEM equipment such as Linacs, TPS, imaging devices is desired

·         Mechanical and electrical assembly skill – this is highly desired

·         Ability to use remotely customer support tools such as GoToAssist or GoToMeeting

·         Valid driver’s license

Qualifications:

·         BA, BS in Physics or Engineering required.

·         Master’s in physics or related field preferred.

·         At least 2 to 5 years of experience in field services or working in radiotherapy physics department preferred.

·         Experienced in MS Office, PC hardware, Windows Server, SQL Server, Routers, firewalls, VPN preferred.

The IEL Application Specialist will be responsible for:

·         Working with our customers to ensure that all the required prerequisites are met before the on-site service date

·         Performing installations, training, and maintenance of IEL Radiotherapy products at customer sites

·         Performing web training sessions of IEL products as needed

·         Documenting promptly all the activities related to each field service task in IEL CRM and manufacturers’ CRM (E.g. Salesforce for Sun Nuclear), including but not limited to emails, phone calls, signed acceptance installation and/or training form by the customer, attendees list, trip report after each service activity. Save the prerequisites and post visit date files in designated Customer Service directory

·         Providing feedback to field service documents such as but not limited to service manual, installation instruction, training syllabus, troubleshooting matrix, service kit, Field Bulletins, and Service Notices

·         Obtaining updated knowledge of IEL products and their applications

·         Working with customers and potentially OEM vendors on the resolution of issues identified during the installation of IEL products. Issues cover a wide range of skills including mechanical, electrical, software, and/or physics areas

·         Ensuring that they maintain up-to-date knowledge of computer networks and databases relevant to IEL products

·         Providing post installation support to the customers

·         Providing support to Sales team for technical issues at customer sites

·         Providing input to improve Field Services process

·         Performing remote sessions with end customers to troubleshoot technical issues

·         Assist with Inside support calls and use the tools to document all the support activities.

·         Providing feedback to other departments on information such as but not limited to product performance, feature enhancement requests, customer feedback, and competitors’ products

·         Attending conferences and trade shows as needed.

·         Other duties as assigned

Territory: UK and Northern Ireland 

Hours: Full time

Salary: competitive salary plus company vehicle, phone and laptop

Benefits: BUPA Cashplan, Childcare Vouchers, Buy Additional Leave Scheme

Pension: 4% employer contribution

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