CMS Training

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CMS offers in-house and on-site software and systems training. Customers who attend in-house training have access to their own workstation for lecture and hands-on learning. Attendees will learn to use CMS products in real-life planning situations with clinical patient data and machine files to produce realistic patient treatment plans. For some products, on-site training is more appropriate, so it is offered instead of in-house training. On-site training can be customized to meet your real clinic needs. You can request additional on-site training for all products in increments of 1, 2, 3 or 5 days. Contact your sales representative for more details.

Training courses

XiO - Application

Objective: To provide applications training in the use of XiO for treatment planning. The course provides an understanding of the software enabling the user to efficiently create effective treatment plans.

Course Content:

Structure contouring
Digitized Contour-based planning
2D Irregular field planning
3D External Beam Planning
Brachytherapy (Prostate and GYN)
Dose Volume Histogram tools
IMRT Overview

Duration:

5-day in-house training (accredited by ASRT and MDCB)

Target Group:

Dosimetrists
Physicists
Treatment Planners

Prerequisites:

XiO Treatment Planning System installed in your clinic
3D Treatment Planning Experience preferred

XiO - Physics

Objective: To provide training in beam modeling procedures and data acquisition requirements for the XiO Treatment Planning system. In addition, basic applications training in treatment planning (application) will be provided.

Course Content:

Structure Contouring
3D External Beam Planning
Data Acquisition Requirements
Introduction to Dose Calculation Algorithms
Introduction to Beam Modeling
Wedge Modeling
Monitor Unit calculations
IMRT Overview/QA Tools

Duration:

5-day in-house training (accredited by CAMPEP)

Target Group:

Physicists

Prerequisites:

XiO Treatment Planning System installed in your clinic
3D Treatment Planning Experience preferred
Some beam data collection experience

XiO IMRT - Application

Objective: To provide applications training in IMRT treatment planning utilizing the XiO Treatment Planning System. The course provides an understanding of the IMRT software enabling the user to efficiently create effective IMRT treatment plans.

Course Content:

Contouring for IMRT Planning
Beam Placement
The IMRT Prescription
Optimization
Segmentation/Compensation
QA of IMRT Plans

Duration:

2-day in-house training (Accredited by ASRT and MDCB

Target Group:

Dosimetrists
Physicists
Treatment Planners

Prerequisites:

XiO-Application Training Course or at least 3-6 months experience using XiO
XiO Treatment Planning System installed in your clinic
Understanding of IMRT treatment planning preferred

XiO IMRT - Application and Physics

Objective: To provide IMRT specific data collection requirements, beam modeling and applications training in IMRT treatment planning utilizing the XiO Treatment Planning System. The course provides an understanding of the IMRT software enabling the user to efficiently create effective IMRT treatment plans.

Course Content:

Data Acquisition Requirements for IMRT Beam Modeling
Contouring for IMRT Planning
Beam Placement
The IMRT Prescription
Optimization
Segmentation/Compensation
QA of IMRT Plans

Duration:

3-day in-house training (Accredited by ASRT and MDCB

Target Group:

Physicists

Prerequisites:

XiO-Application Training Course or at least 3-6 months experience using XiO
XiO Treatment Planning System installed in your clinic
Understanding of IMRT treatment planning preferred

Focal

Objective: To provide applications training on CT simulation, contouring and plan review software at the customer’s site.

Course Content:

DICOM Import
Structure Contouring
Beam and Port Placement
CT Simulation Planning
Image Fusion (optional)
Plan Review and Comparison

Duration:

On-site training, duration varies (contact your sales representative)

Target Group:

Dosimetrists
Physicists
Treatment Planners

Focal 4D

Objective: To provide applications training using 4D contouring software at the customer’s site.

Course Content:

DICOM Import
Structure Contouring and Manipulation Using 4D tools
Creating Specialty Images- MIP/MinIP/Avg

Duration:

3-day on-site training

Target Group:

Dosimetrists
Physicists
Treatment Planners
Physicians

Monaco

Objective: To provide applications training in advanced radiobiology-based IMRT treatment planning. The course provides an understanding of the IMRT software enabling the user to efficiently create effective IMRT treatment plans.

Course Content:

Contouring for IMRT Planning
Beam Template Creation
The IMRT Prescription
IMRT Cost Functions
Optimization
Segmentation
Plan Review
QA of IMRT Plans

Duration:

5-day in-house training (Accredited by ASRT and MDCB)

Target Group:

Dosimetrists
Physicists
Treatment Planners

Prerequisites:

Experience utilizing the CMS Focal product or Self-training utilizing the training materials on Contouring Tools, Fusion and Plan Review
Monaco Treatment Planning System installed in your clinic

ERGO++

Objective: To provide applications training in the use of Ergo++ for treatment planning. The course provides an understanding of the software enabling the user to efficiently create effective treatment plans.

Course Content:

DICOM RT Import & Export
Database Managing Image Processing (Contouring, Image Fusion)
Stereotactic Calibration & QA
Planning with Stereotactic Cones & Managing Cone Dosimetric Data
Static and Dynamic Conformal planning
Static and Dynamic AMOA/IMRT planning
VMAT approach for planning with Elekta
Plan Summation and Comparison

Duration:

5-day in-house training

Target Group:

Dosimetrists
Physicists
Treatment Planners

Prerequisites:

Ergo Treatment Planning system installed in your clinic
3D Treatment Planning Experience preferred
Applicable licenses activated

ERGO++ Follow-up Training

Objective: To provide follow up applications training in the use of Ergo++ specific to Stereotactic Radiosurgery treatment planning. The course provides an understanding of the software and entire stereotactic workflow, enabling the user to efficiently create effective treatment plans.

Course Content:

DICOM RT Import & Export
Database Managing Image Processing (Contouring, Image Fusion)
Stereotactic Calibration & QA
Planning with Stereotactic Cones & Managing Cone Dosimetric Data
Static and Dynamic Conformal planning
Static and Dynamic AMOA/IMRT planning
VMAT approach for planning with Elekta
Plan Summation and Comparison

Duration:

3-day on-site training

Target Group:

Dosimetrists
Physicists
Treatment Planners

Prerequisites:

Ergo++ Application Training Course or at least 3-6 months experience using Ergo++
Applicable licenses activated

Atlas-Based Autosegmentation (ABAS)

Objective: To provide training in the use of the atlas-based auto segmentation software and provide setup and configuration assistance at the customer’s site.

Duration:

1-day on-site training (Accredited by ASRT and MDCB)

Target Group:

Dosimetrists
Physicists
Treatment Planners

Interplant

Objective: To provide applications training in the use of the Interplant prostate brachytherapy treatment planning system at the customer’s site. Duration:

2-day on-site training (Accredited by MDCB)

Target Group:

Dosimetrists
Physicists
Treatment Planners
Physicians

CMS.Direct Products

Objective: To provide training in the maintenance of the CMS Direct Products at the customer’s site. Duration:

On-site training - duration varies (contact your sales representative)

Target Group:

Systems engineers

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