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The following patient case demonstrates the application of Adaptiiv’s technology used in clinical radiation oncology through the design and fabrication of customized bolus to improve the efficacy of treating complex target volumes with electron beams. ...
This patient case demonstrates the clinical application of Adaptiiv’s technology used in radiation oncology through the design and fabrication of both modulated and uniform thickness (simple) ...
It makes it hard to wear shoes or walk and can ultimately be so unbearable that some patients stop chemo early, said Marisa Weiss, director of breast radiation oncology and breast health outreach at Lankenau Medical Center. ...
John Adler, CEO and founder of ZAP Surgical, and professor emeritus of neurosurgery and radiation oncology at Stanford University, the ZAP-X utilizes a modern linear accelerator to obviate historical use of live radioactive isotopes commonplace with historical SRS delivery systems. The ZAP-X system is also recognized for incorporating a first-in-kind vault-free ...
VeraForm® placement to assist with localization and delivery of adjuvant radiation Historically, lumpectomies resulted in a scar immediately over the lumpectomy site, dictating delivery of adjuvant radiation on scar location, and frequently on the presence of a seroma. Currently, the question persists as to the optimal means to help direct the radiation oncologist to effectively deliver ...
Radiation therapy choices vary for comprehensive breast cancer treatment. One such option, intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) is employed in many centers around the country. ...
However, given the surgical site often lies in soft tissue, exact identification of the native tumor bed can present some difficulty for radiation planning. The surgical and radiation oncology team at Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo, Ca) elected to use a novel tumor bed marker called VeraForm for a sarcomatoid carcinoma. ...
Additionally, EBRT can require extensive postsurgical follow-up treatment, which means the patient must travel (sometimes daily for up to 6 weeks) to the radiation facility GAMMATILE | SURGICALLY TARGETED RADIATION THERAPY (STaRT) FDA-cleared in 2018, GammaTile surgically targeted radiation therapy (STaRT) is a form of ...
The ZAP-X system is also acclaimed for incorporating a unique vault-free design that typically eliminates the need for costly shielded radiation treatment rooms. “Japan has always been at the forefront of the most modern, most innovative radiosurgical thinking,” said Dr. John Adler, CEO of ZAP Surgical Systems, and professor emeritus of neurosurgery and ...
Adler, CEO of ZAP Surgical Systems, and professor emeritus of neurosurgery and radiation oncology at Stanford University. “With ZAP-X, patients can be treated without the potential complications and recovery of a surgical procedure.” The new ZAP-X technology is recognized for using gyroscopic motion to direct radiosurgical beams from hundreds of ...
Neurosurgery, Cyberknife Center, Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milano, ITA 2. Department ofRadiation Oncology – Radiation Physics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, USA 3.Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, USA 4. Engineering, ZapSurgical Systems, San Carlos, USA 5. Radiation ...
Our Medical Director of the Oncology Breast Program, Dr. Beth DuPree, was first in the U.S. to adopt VeraForm, a continuous, radiopaque 3D tissue marker. ...
The applied methods include measurements of energy, focal spot size, beam performance,dosimetry, beam data, treatment planning system, leakage radiation, acceptance testing, andcommissioning. The results of the characterization reveal a 3 megavolt (MV) linear accelerator (linac) with afocal spot size of 2 mm, a dose rate of 1,500 MU/min at the isocenter with a dose linearity of ...
This paper reviews some of the experience which the authors gained in the area of ICT based training in nuclear technology applications, it describes some of the challenges experienced, and some proposals to address the issues involved.Keywords: nuclear technology applications, information technology, communications, ICT based training, radiation oncology, ...