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SIMULATORS AND OVERLAYS
It All Starts With The Table
MEDTEC’s IPPS couchtops feature patented indexing “hemispheres” along the length of the couch or tabletop. Coupled with our patented two pin Lok-Bar™, these couchtops provide the necessary foundation for accurate indexing and reliable patient set-ups within your department.

Imaging and Simulator Couchtops
An easy-on, easy-off indexed overlay top has been designed for CT, PET, and most simulator tables. This is especially ideal for centers that share their diagnostic units with other hospital departments.

Treatment Room Couchtops
For linac tables, we offer the option of either indexed overlay tops that affix to the original support frame, or entire replacement couchtops that include complete lower-attenuating support frames.





 


Standard IPPS couchtop/overlay for a linac table, with carbon fiber grid treatment panels.




Siemens 550 TxT couchtop with Prodigy Indexing

 

LINEAR ACCELERATORS AND OVERLAYS

Rugged, Radiotranslucent Construction
IPPS™ couchtops are made of radiotranslucent carbon fiber with carbon fiber grid panels. Solid carbon fiber inserts – with identical indexing notches or hemispheres – are also available for both Varian and Siemens couches. The solid panels reduce “sag” associated with a grid design, providing consistent patient setups from CT through treatment.



The Varian Exact® couch has the same 14 cm standardized positions as all IPPS couchtops and overlays.







Exact® is a registered trademark of Varian Medical Systems.
Exact Indexed Immobilization™ was co-developed by Varian Medical Systems and MEDTEC.
 
Siemens ZXT couchtop/overlay with Interloc® Indexing

Which Lok-Bar Is Right For You?
When ordering a Lok-Bar, keep in mind the four styles of bars and their associated uses:
Prodigy™ Lok-Bar - This Lok-Bar is used for all protruding hemisphere style indexing tops.
Exact® Lok-Bar - Order this Lok-Bar for all Varian notch-style indexing tops.
Interloc™ Lok-Bar - This Lok-Bar can be used for MEDTEC, notch-style indexing tops.
Transverse Bar - This indexing bar features a sliding two-pin section that allows for lateral movement of the positioning device while maintaining lateral crosshair targeting. This bar is ideal for positioning breastboards for maximum gantry clearance, and for positioning head and neck baseplates to the table’s edge for cone treatments.

 

OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES: for the MT-IL3010 (Siemens ZXT Base) and MT-IL3015 (Siemens TxT Base)

 
Head Extension for prone and supine setups, MT-IL-3010-05  Tangential Panel ideal for breast treatments, MT-IL-3010-02

 
Type-S Head Extension for supine head, neck and shoulder setups, MT-CFHN-SUB2-V  Solid Panel Insert, MT-IL3010-03

 
Accessory Rail, Right, MT-IL3005-04R
Accessory Rail, Left, MT-IL3005-04L
 Film Holder, Set of Two, MT-IL3010-06

 

ACCESSORY RAIL LOCKING BLOCK

 Accessory Rail Locking Blocks create a quick and easy method for locking down patient positioning devices or IV poles on the longitudinal axis of the treatment couch. The blocks feature a quick-lock lever and a vertical accessory hole to accommodate various accessory rail positioning devices.
Accessory Rail Locking Block, MT-ARB-01