Your Guide to Implementation and Adoption
Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) enhances accuracy, safety, and efficiency across the entire radiation therapy workflow – from sim, plan, treat, and dose. By using the patient’s 3D surface for positioning and motion monitoring, SGRT supports a non-invasive, markerless workflow that benefits both clinicians and patients.
Key Steps to Get Started With SGRT
Define Your Clinical Objectives
Start by identifying the key outcomes you want to achieve — whether it’s improving DIBH workflows, implementing tattoo-free setups, enhancing SRS/SBRT accuracy, or optimizing pediatric treatments. Clear goals help focus your planning and investment.
Build Your Implementation Team
Successful SGRT adoption relies on a collaborative approach involving radiation oncologists, physicists, RTTs, and administrators. Engaging these key stakeholders early helps align clinical, technical, and operational priorities, setting the foundation for a smooth and effective implementation.
Select the Right SGRT Solution
Choosing the right SGRT system is a critical decision that impacts treatment accuracy, workflow efficiency, and ultimately, patient outcomes. If you’re a clinician exploring SGRT for the first time, we’ve created a brochure featuring practical tips from experienced users on how to choose and evaluate the right system for your clinic.
Prepare for Training and Launch
To support your training and launch, you’ll be assigned a clinical application specialist after your AlignRT purchase. All our specialists are former radiation therapists or physicists with hands-on experience using AlignRT. They’ll provide best-in-class training and help tailor protocols to fit your clinic’s needs, so your team can focus on what matters most: patient care.
How Clinics Got Started
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) NHS Trust
Vision RT supported UHDB in successfully transitioning to SGRT and launching tattoo and mark-free treatments from day one.
UHDB set a clear goal: to eliminate tattoos from their workflow while adopting AlignRT for DIBH and other breast treatments. With structured training, pre-launch planning, and support from a dedicated Clinical Application Specialist, they achieved this from go-live. Through practical demonstrations and tailored protocols, staff quickly gained confidence in SGRT’s accuracy and safety. Today, UHDB offers tattoo-free treatments as standard and has expanded SGRT use to other sites, including lung and SABR.
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre adopted AlignRT in early 2022 to enhance treatment accuracy, efficiency, and patient safety – especially for tattooless and non-coplanar procedures. AlignRT improved patient setup and reduced repeat imaging, boosting both staff and patient satisfaction. Building on this success, they introduced MapRT to streamline treatment planning and further improve workflow efficiency, reinforcing their commitment to advanced, patient-centered care.
Our Solutions
Vision RT is the pioneer of SGRT technology, providing a comprehensive portfolio of products designed to enhance radiation therapy accuracy and efficiency.
Our family of surface guidance solutions improves patient safety and quality of care during every step: from CT simulation and treatment planning to beam mapping, motion management, beam visualization, and 4D treatment delivery. All systems are fully compliant with TG-302, the recently published AAPM guidelines for SGRT implementation.
Get in touch
Ready to take the next step?
Vision RT’s family of SGRT solutions guide radiation therapy for better patient care at every step: Sim, Planning, Treatment and Dose. Whether you’re looking for a quote, a product demo (virtual or in-person) or just more information, please get in touch.