D3 Services
Optimizing the Clinical Application of Technology

Why do you need assistance beyond vendor training?

To achieve the benefits of advanced radiotherapy, updated technology must be acquired for linear accelerators, imaging, treatment planning and quality assurance. New technology represents significant learning curves for physicians, physicists, dosimetrists and therapists in order to utilize it optimally in a clinical environment.

Clinicians face many challenges with new technology:

• Understanding the integration of new technology
• Overcoming the learning curve associated with utilizing the new technology  for imaging, positioning, prescribing, contouring, planning, verification and treatment
• Integrating advanced clinical practice efficiently into workflow.

Our physicists and physicians have supported the treatment of thousands of patients with advanced radiotherapy since 2001 at over 80 facilities. Our staff has experience is working with a variety of vendor platforms. By quickly and efficiently transitioning clinics to deliver high quality radiotherapy, D3 can help to minimize the need for additional staff, capital outlay and training.

While vendor training and consultation focuses on the operation of technology, D3 focuses on assisting clinicians with the optimal clinical application to improve quality and efficiency of workflow.

D3 Programs
D3 offers program implementation and support for:
	IMRT
	Gated therapy
	Advanced imaged guided radiotherapy (IGRT)
	Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
Optional Remote Treatment Planning is available for all radiotherapy programs.

D3 Services

We can customize our standard programs and services to meet the unique needs of your clinic, whether it be commissioning, training or consultation to get you started, or on-going remote treatment planning for long term assistance.

Services to choose from include:
	Commissioning for linear accelerators and treatment planning systems
	Site assessments to assist in planning for technology acquisition and program development
	Program implementation management
	Standard and customized on-site training for all staff
	Physics policy provision & medical guidelines for physicians
	Physics and physician peer review for treatment planning
	Clinical process and quality assessments
	Consultation by D3 physicians and physicists
	Training courses for physicians, physicists and dosimetrists on the advanced clinical application of new technology

Why D3?

Aside from our unparalleled expertise, D3 differs from other clinical service providers, as our physics staff are full time employees of D3 and their sole responsibility is accomplishing our mission of supporting clinics in delivering high quality advanced radiotherapy.  Your staff and patient needs are never a “side job” for our clinicians that may take a back seat to other job responsibilities.

The following benefits have been recognized by clinics after working with our experts and leveraging D3's proven experience and infrastructure.

Rapid implementation of advanced radiotherapy
The D3 staff has broad clinical experience in implementing radiotherapy programs with a variety of vendor platforms. Drawing upon this wealth of experience, D3 has developed a unique methodology and approach that enables a radiation facility to minimize staff time and provide the highest quality radiotherapy programs available today. Our proven programs and established infrastructure enable you to offer the benefits of advance radiotherapy to patients within 45 days from the time that your technology is installed.  Our commissioning services can decrease the workload associated with new technologies for your physics staff, enabling them to focus on patient care.

Leading-edge program
Through our experience and contributions from the thought leaders on our Scientific Advisory Board, D3 enables you to deliver the highest quality advanced radiotherapy. You will initiate and maintain a leading program through leveraging D3's training, policies, protocols and ongoing consultation by our physicists and physicians. To learn more about our staff, visit the "Meet Our Experts" section of this site.

The D3 research division works in partnership with leading vendors to develop advanced treatment protocols as technology evolves, assuring our customers are able to offer the benefits of advanced standards to patients.

Improved clinical benefits and enhanced revenue
Reduced program ramp up time, D3's expertise, established processes and physics resources enable clinics to treat a greater number of patients with advanced radiotherapy in comparison to independent implementation. Since reimbursement rates are very favorable in comparison to traditional therapy, organizations can significantly improve cash flow.

Decreased start-up costs
Through partnerships with leading vendors, D3 can provide many components of the technology enhancements you may require to deliver advanced radiotherapy in the form of monthly fees as opposed to large initial expenditures.  Additionally, with D3's assistance, many clinics can initiate programs without the challenge and expense of hiring additional physics staff.

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