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Cancer cases are rising, with nearly 20 million new cases expected each year by 2030.1 With clear, detailed images, CT imaging plays a critical role in every stage of cancer care—from diagnosis to treatment planning, monitoring, and follow-up. As you work to improve outcomes for cancer patients, we’re developing the technologies to support you throughout the entire patient pathway.

Quantum Spectral Imaging

The photon-counting technology powering the NAEOTOM Alpha class offers spectral information by default. This native integration of Quantum Spectral Imaging means clinicians can access PACS-ready results featuring customizable and fully automated reconstructions without additional effort. Get ready to visualize, characterize, and quantify materials in great detail.

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Spectral imaging of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, MPR, cVRT and iodine maps.

Courtesy of Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

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Spectral imaging and high resolution help confirm surgical resectability of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

Spectral imaging of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, MPR, cVRT and iodine maps.
Whole-body scan and liver staging with outstanding sub-millimeter image quality at low dose for oncology assessment.
Clinical images, MPR, VNC, iodine maps: inherently available spectral information for incidental lesion evaluation.
Spectral imaging and high resolution help confirm surgical resectability of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
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Innovating CT in oncology

The NAEOTOM Alpha class of photon-counting CT systems is designed to revolutionize imaging through precise and improved tissue differentiation. With the improved visualization, photon-counting CT has the potential to impact patient pathways thanks to high resolution supporting early detection and improved diagnostic accuracy.

See the unseen in liver cancer

In this recording from RSNA 2024, Fides R. Schwartz, MD, from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, USA, discusses the benefits of photon-counting CT for liver imaging.

Be conclusive in abdominal imaging

Listen to the talk by Bari Dane, MD, from NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City, USA, to discover the amazing potential of photon-counting CT for abdominal imaging.

​Profound clinical impact in ​oncology

Hear Antonio Esposito, MD, from IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy, describe how photon-counting CT is transforming patient diagnosis in oncology.

Clinical advancements in CT imaging for next-generation technology

Discover the benefits of photon-counting technology in oncology imaging in the insightful presentation of Michael Brun Andersen, MD, PhD from Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev/Gentofte, Denmark.

Pancreatic tumors: clinical evidence

Pancreatic tumors: clinical evidence

Recent studies show that photon-counting CT is a significant asset when it comes to pancreatic tumors. The next-level image quality results in good visibility, facilitating early detection of cysts and tumor characterization.

Advancing tumor detection with CT

Early diagnosis is key for ensuring the best possible treatment and overall outcomes in cancer cases. To achieve this, more and more screening programs for lung cancer and other tumors are being instated around the world. Frequent CT scans mean cumulative patient dose levels are increasingly a key consideration that healthcare providers face. Thankfully, the entire Siemens Healthineers CT portfolio offers low-dose protocols, making them an excellent choice for cancer screening programs.

Low-dose protocols

The dose values of Siemens Healthineers CT systems are the lowest in the healthcare industry.

The dose values of Siemens Healthineers CT systems are the lowest in the healthcare industry. 

Source: AAPM Lung Cancer Screening CT Protocols Version 6.0 (updated 11/09/2023). The dose values contained therein and shown above were submitted by the respective manufacturers to AAPM for publication. SOMATOM Pro.Pulse and NAEOTOM Alpha values are taken from Siemens Healthineers’ internal measurements that have not been published via AAPM yet. The overview reproduces the data from the source and does not claim to be complete. Competing systems with different dose values may be available on the market.

Mobile Lung Cancer Screening Truck

Mobile lung cancer CT screening 

Reach patients in your community with a self-contained trailer equipped with a SOMATOM go.Up CT scanner.

Boosting CT-guided interventions and radiation therapy with CT

With the aid of screening programs, it has become possible to detect more early-stage patients than ever. This is a huge win for patient health: in the case of lung cancer, for instance, there exists an inverse relation between stage and survival in lung cancer.2Ìý

Many of these early-stage cancer patients require advanced treatment options. With a comprehensive portfolio from Siemens Healthineers, your procedures are supported by myNeedle Companion and myAblation Guide. And: our excellent solutions for radiation therapy help ensure consistent imaging results.


CT-guided support in interventions

Minimally invasive ablation procedures in cancer cases are projected to increase by 8% per year between 2020 and 2030.3 While biopsies will remain the core application, therapeutic procedures are expected to become much more important due to the obvious advantages of minimally invasive therapy: fewer complications, faster recovery times, and shorter hospital stays.Ìý

Our portfolio of CT scanners and advanced technologies support both routine and complex CT-guided interventions. They can help you plan needle paths and provide visual guidance for reaching the target area. Studies suggest that advanced technologies such as our integrated laser guidance system have the potential to increase efficiency, reduce radiation dose, and improve accuracy.4 In addition to these benefits, our solutions are designed to streamline your workflows thanks to full in-room control over relevant parameters.

In this talk, Professor Kristina Ringe, MD, from the Medical School of Hannover, Germany, showcases the use of myNeedle Companion for cryoablation of a desmoid tumor in a 32-year-old female patient.

The combination of SOMATOM X.cite and myNeedle Companion are helping David L. Lacey, MD from University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, USA, improve CT-guided interventions.

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Optimizing treatment plans in radiation therapy

Around 40% of cancer patients will undergo radiation therapy as part of their cancer treatment.4 CT plays a pivotal role, as the CT planning image is the foundation of the whole radiation therapy workflow. Our portfolio for radiation therapy planning is optimally suited to help you achieve consistent imaging results even in moving anatomy.Ìý

Direct i4D technology can reduce breathing artifacts, allowing you to capture detailed images of lesions that can subsequently be contoured with high precision.


White paper: Intelligent 4DCT imaging

Intelligent 4DCT imaging

Irregular breathing can lead to artifacts that interfere with tumor contouring. Our CT portfolio is equipped with Direct i4D: the world’s first 4DCT sequence that intelligently adapts to the patient’s breathing pattern in real time. Download this white paper to see the impact.


To automate contouring, we have developed DirectORGANS. This AI-based tool leverages optimized and standardized reconstruction parameters and processes them through a deep-learning contouring solution. Available directly at the scanner, DirectORGANS makes autocontouring part of your regular reconstruction process.

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left: SOMATOM go.Sim | 90 kV | 3 mm slice thickness 
Courtesy of Central Alabama Radiation Oncology, Montgomery, USA
right: SOMATOM go.Open Pro | 120 kV | 1.5 mm slice thickness 
Courtesy of Strahlenklinik Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Germany 

Minimized motion artifacts

A case study points to an 85% reduction in image artifacts5 compared to a standard 4DCT protocol.

CT image with precisely contoured organs, demonstrating the benefits of using Intelligent 4D CT Sequence Scanning (i4DCT) technology
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Data comes from the Global Cancer Observatory, owned by the World Health Organization/International Agency for Research on Cancer 
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Siemens Healthineers evaluation based on Clarivate: Interventional Oncology Devices Market Insights, 2021.
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Becker LS et al. Fully Integrated Laser Guidance for CT-Based Punctures: A Study in Phantoms and Patients. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2023 Jan; 34(1):130-138.
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Beaton L et al. How rapid advances in imaging are defining the future of precision radiation oncology. Br J Cancer. 2019 Apr;120(8):779-790.
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Werner R et al. Intelligent 4D CT Sequence Scanning (i4DCT). Best of Physics, ASTRO 2018, Med. Phys. 46 (8) June 2019.
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Clinical evaluation of 50 CT datasets for 5 sites with each 10 cases. 2140 OAR evaluated. Manual contouring, allowed for slice interpolation and contouring aids.)
The products/features and/or service offerings (mentioned herein) are not commercially available in all countries. Their future availability cannot be guaranteed.Ìý
The statements by Siemens Healthineers’ customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting. Because there is no "typical" hospital or laboratory and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, samples mix, case mix, level of IT and/or automation adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.
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