The X-RAD SmART Small Animal Image Guided Radiation Therapy research system provides a high accuracy cone beam CT (CBCT) imaging system and a high dose delivery therapeutic X-ray source into a single platform. Although fully functional, it is designed to allow future development to be integrated without significant redesign.
SmART Plan software with State-of-the-Art Monte Carlo algorithms enables researchers to accurately plan, visualize, and ultimately optimize treatment dose prior to therapy. Additionally, there is the possibility of adding fully integrated bioluminescent imaging to the X-RAD SmART.
The goal is to combine the anatomical information obtained from CBCT with the functional information obtained from optically imaged contrast agents.
