Advancing Precision in Cancer Care
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals has launched the Varian Edge Radiosurgery System with Hyperarc Technology, significantly strengthening its advanced cancer care capabilities. With this addition, the hospital expands its treatment options for complex and hard-to-reach tumours.
Importantly, the Varian Edge® system marks a major milestone in radiation oncology. It combines submillimetre precision with advanced motion management, enabling doctors to deliver highly targeted radiation therapy while minimising exposure to surrounding healthy tissue. Moreover, the system accurately treats tumours even as they move during breathing, ensuring consistent precision throughout each session.
Enhancing Motion Management and Safety
In addition, the platform supports advanced motion-management techniques such as Deep Inspiration Breath Hold (DIBH). This approach proves particularly beneficial for patients with left-sided breast cancers, as it helps reduce radiation exposure to the heart.
Furthermore, the system’s enhanced imaging clarity improves accuracy in treating abdominal, liver, lung, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary tumours. Since internal organ movement and gas interference can compromise precision, this advanced imaging capability plays a critical role in ensuring safer and more effective treatment delivery.
Reducing Treatment Time and Improving Comfort
Another key clinical advantage of the Varian Edge® platform lies in its ability to treat multiple metastases in a single session. As a result, doctors can often reduce overall treatment time to less than one-third of that required for conventional LINAC or SRS treatments.
Additionally, the synchronised movement of the radiation beam and treatment couch allows continuous and precise radiation delivery. Consequently, patients experience fewer radiation “hits,” improved comfort, and shorter treatment sessions.
Expert Perspectives on Clinical Impact
As per the press release, Dr G.K. Jadhav, Senior Consultant, Radiation Oncology, stated that the Varian Edge platform offers a sharper and more versatile tool to manage a wide spectrum of tumours — from tiny lesions to large, complex cases in challenging locations. He emphasised that the technology meaningfully expands treatment options and enhances clinical outcomes.
Similarly, Dr Sapna Manocha Verma, Senior Consultant, Radiation Oncology, highlighted that the radiation beam continuously tracks and adjusts to the tumour’s position, even as it shifts during breathing. At the same time, the system carefully protects surrounding healthy tissue. She noted that for patients, this translates into shorter treatment times, fewer side effects, and faster recovery.
Dr Robin Khosa, Senior Consultant, Radiation Oncology, described the Varian Edge® Radiosurgery System with Hyperarc Technology as a major advancement in precision radiation therapy. He explained that its ability to track tumours in real time and deliver radiation with submillimetre accuracy allows clinicians to treat complex cases — including multiple brain metastases and tumours previously considered difficult or untreatable — with greater safety and confidence.
The launch event was also attended by Dr Mano Bhadauria, Dr Aditi Agarwal, and Dr Devashish Tripathi, senior consultants in radiation oncology.
Expanding Possibilities in Complex Tumour Treatment
Notably, the system proves especially impactful for tumours located in delicate or hard-to-reach areas, where precision and motion control are critical. Its sharper imaging resolution and improved accuracy allow clinicians to reduce treatment margins and safely deliver higher radiation doses when required. Consequently, this approach may improve cure rates while lowering normal tissue toxicity.
Reinforcing Commitment to Cutting-Edge Oncology
With the introduction of the Varian Edge® Radiosurgery System, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals continues to reinforce its commitment to combining advanced technology with deep clinical expertise. Supported by a multidisciplinary team of oncologists, neurosurgeons, physicists, and radiation specialists, the hospital remains focused on improving outcomes, minimising side effects, and enabling patients to return sooner to their daily lives.