A Prospective Imaging Study of the Integrated TrueBeam-HyperSight CBCT System

September 8, 2026 updated by: Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company

A Prospective Imaging Study of Target Definition and Radiation Planning Workflows on the Integrated TrueBeam-HyperSight System for Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images are routinely used in radiation treatment delivery workflows to align patients with the treatment beam. Conventional CBCT image quality is sufficient for this task but not good enough for other radiotherapy-related tasks, such as contouring anatomical structures and calculating radiation dose distributions. HyperSight is a new CBCT imaging system manufactured by Varian Medical Systems. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the integration of the HyperSight imaging system with Varian's TrueBeam radiotherapy system, a linear accelerator with a C-arm gantry that rotates about the patient to delivery radiation to the target malignancy. HyperSight CBCT images will be acquired prospectively from patients who are receiving radiation treatment. The HyperSight/TrueBeam system will be used for imaging only; patients receive their radiation treatment on cleared devices and no aspect of their treatment is affected by participation in the study. HyperSight images collected during the study will be evaluated for quality and utility and compared to conventional CBCT images as well as fan beam CT images used for treatment planning.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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40

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
        • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patient is scheduled to receive radiation therapy to one of the following anatomical sites: head and neck/brain, thorax, abdomen, pelvis.
  2. Patient is at least 18 years of age.

  3. If the patient will be receiving IV contrast on study, patient must have adequate renal function as defined by an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of >30.

    Note: if no IV contrast will be administered on study, patient may enroll without creatinine level documented. Contrast eligibility will be determined as per Appendix A.

  4. If the patient is a woman of childbearing potential, patient must have a negative pregnancy test within 30 days of enrollment and prior to any study imaging. Contraceptive use is not an adequate documentation of no chance of pregnancy.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patient is unwilling or unable to sign an IRB-approved written informed consent document.
  2. Patient is part of a vulnerable population (per ISO 14155:2020, "individuals who are unable to fully understand all aspects of the investigation that are relevant to the decision to participate, or who could be manipulated or unduly influenced as a result of a compromised position, expectation of benefits or fear of retaliatory response").

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: HyperSight Imaging arm
Subjects are imaged with the new HyperSight CBCT imaging system.
Device: HyperSight imaging
Subjects are scheduled for 1 to 5 HyperSight imaging sessions, which will occur on the same days as their standard clinical visits during planning and treatment delivery. A total of 5 to 10 HyperSight CBCT images will be acquired over all imaging sessions.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Feasibility of using HyperSight CBCT images for radiation treatment planning.
Time Frame: 1-9 weeks
The percentage of images that are of sufficient quality for patient treatment plan generation.
1-9 weeks

Other Outcome Measures

Other Outcome Measures

For clinical trials, a planned measurement described in the protocol that is used to determine the effect of an intervention/treatment on participants. For observational studies, a measurement or observation that is used to describe patterns of diseases or traits, or associations with exposures, risk factors, or treatment. Types of outcome measures include primary outcome measure and secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
OAR delineation
Time Frame: 1-9 weeks
Comparison of organ at risk (OAR) delineation on TrueBeam-HyperSight CBCT images to OAR delineation on conventional CBCT images, as well as on fan beam CT.
1-9 weeks
Image quality - quantitative
Time Frame: 1-9 weeks
Assessed through calculated image metrics.
1-9 weeks
Image quality - qualitative
Time Frame: 1-9 weeks
Assessed through expert observer evaluations of the images for utility in the radiotherapy workflow.
1-9 weeks
Patient anxiety
Time Frame: 1-9 weeks
Assessed through a patient survey using the validated Six-Item State Anxiety Scale derived from the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Each of the six items in the survey are assigned a score from 1 to 4 indicating the patient's agreement to a statement such as "I am tense", where 1 represents "Not at all", and 4 represents "Very much so".
1-9 weeks
Treatment plan quality
Time Frame: 1-9 weeks
Assessed through comparison of dose-volume histogram (DVH) metrics extracted from the re-calculation of the patient's treatment plan on the HyperSight CBCT to DVH metrics from the patient's treatment plan originally calculated on the pre-treatment simulation fan-beam CT.
1-9 weeks
Patient clearance
Time Frame: 1-9 weeks
Evaluated by the number of instances where patient positioning and/or custom immobilization devices created for their standard-of-care radiation therapy were incompatible with system geometries of the TrueBeam-HyperSight system during imaging and clearance checks.
1-9 weeks
Timing of image registration
Time Frame: 1-9 weeks
The time required to register a HyperSight CBCT to the patient's reference CT simulation image.
1-9 weeks
Confidence in image registration
Time Frame: 1-9 weeks
Assessed through a user-rated confidence (measured using a three-point scale: low/moderate/high).
1-9 weeks
Impact of off-axis imaging on Hounsfield Unit accuracy
Time Frame: 1-9 weeks
In images where the center of rotation is shifted, the impact of the off-axis imaging on the HU accuracy will be evaluated by comparing dose-volume histogram metrics between the treatment plan generated on the off-axis HyperSight CBCT and DVH metrics from the patient's treatment plan, calculated on a fan-beam CT that does not have the same limited field of view as the CBCT.
1-9 weeks
Impact of image acquisition time on clinical efficiency
Time Frame: 1-9 weeks
Timing of workflow steps and processes including setup, imaging, alignment, and door-to-door time as compared to standard-of-care imaging processes, and compared to clinical models for hypothetical, generic clinics, using a time-driven, activity-based cost model.
1-9 weeks
Feasibility of obtaining respiratory gated HyperSight CBCT
Time Frame: 1-9 weeks
Assessed through evaluation of internal motion volumes of organs-at-risk and targets, relative to diaphragm and/or vertebral body position, as compared to 4D-CT from standard-of-care simulation imaging.
1-9 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
August 29, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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March 24, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
November 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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July 17, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 26, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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August 4, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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September 9, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 8, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • VAR-2023-03

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

Yes

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