It’s Just a Chair, Isn’t It? How Staying Seated for Radiotherapy Is a Small Change With a Big Impact

It’s just a chair, isn’t it?

You sit in it, in the same natural position you would if it was dining chair or a swivel office chair.

So, why is it so different?

Well, this is no ordinary chair. This is Eve®, our ground-breaking, versatile, flexible, dynamic and innovative patient positioning system.

We believe Eve is the future of radiotherapy, the core component of delivering radiation treatment to cancer patients in a more natural, upright position. In short, a more human way to deliver care.

Evidence suggests that upright our organs remain stable in a more natural position, meaning with less motion the radiation beam can be more precisely targeted to the cancer, and less healthy surrounding tissue is impacted.

Yet what is it about Eve that truly makes her so special?

When going through a difficult time health-wise, Eve is comfortable to sit in, offering a new upright way for people with cancer to receive Radiotherapy treatment. Patients can see their therapist, and the radiotherapist can see them – communicating directly in a way that you expect in your everyday life.

This is why Eve is so special because we believe she will give people back a little control at a critical moment. And being relaxed could result in a more efficient and effective treatment process for all involved.

But let’s look at the special features. Eve is upright, just like the dining chair; she swivels and moves, just like the office chair; she raises up and down for precise positioning; she is designed to feel familiar, safe, and secure.

However, she’s also packed with cutting-edge technology that ensures this precision to help deliver more accurate and targeted treatment.

Significantly, she’s compact and takes up a fraction of the area of a traditional gantry so she can fit into smaller spaces, offering a major benefit given the importance of optimizing precious space in healthcare settings.

And Eve has just achieved 510(k) – regulatory clearance in the United States for use in clinical settings to treat patients.

On a technical level, once coupled with a CT scanner, this not-so-simple chair, has the capability to unlock the potential of different cancer treatment approaches: FLASH, Boron Neutron Capture Therapy, Carbon Ion, and Proton therapy. The impact this simple change has, shifting from lying down to sitting up, will see an unprecedented impact on how we think about Radiotherapy in the future.

Yes, you sit in Eve, the same as a dining chair, or a swivel office chair.

But is it just a chair?

Definitely not.

She is important not only to us but in the not-so-distant future, to people worldwide. She represents the future of radiotherapy and a more human way of providing cancer care.

Please note: Leo Cancer Care’s upright patient positioning system recently gained 510(k) regulatory clearance in the United States for clinical use. Marie, including our upright CT scanner, is not yet clinically available.