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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.

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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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