8 Articles found
ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc. Articles
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The Zap-X Radiosurgical System in the Treatmentof Intracranial Tumors
BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:The Zap-X system (Zap Surgical Systems Inc, SanCarlos, California) is a radically new surgical robot designed for brain and head and neckradiosurgery. It represents the first new dedicated brain stereotactic radiosurgery ...
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Self-Shielding for the ZAP-X: Revised Characterization and Evaluation
Abstract The ZAP-X® is a newly designed, self-contained, and first-of-its-kind self-shielded therapeutic radiationtherapy device dedicated to brain and head and neck stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). By using an S-bandlinear accelerator (linac) ...
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ZAP Surgical Receives CE Mark Clearance for its ZAP-X Gyroscopic Radiosurgery Platform
ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc. today announced it has received CE mark clearance to the new EU MDR for its ZAP-X® Gyroscopic Radiosurgery® platform. The CE mark makes it possible for healthcare providers to begin treating patients with the ZAP-X ...
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ZAP Surgical’s Gyroscopic Radiosurgery Platform Receives Japanese Shonin Approval
ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc. today announced it has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) for its ZAP-X® Gyroscopic Radiosurgery® platform. As part of the approval, ZAP-X is now cleared ...
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ZAP Surgical Announces First Facility on the East Coast Initiates Patient Treatment Using New Non-Invasive Brain Tumor Therapy
ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc. today announced ZAP-X® Gyroscopic Radiosurgery® patient treatments have commenced at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, MD. For many primary and metastatic ...
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ZAP-X: A Novel Radiosurgical Device forthe Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia
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 ...
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Characterization of a Novel 3 MegavoltLinear Accelerator for DedicatedIntracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Abstract The purpose of this article is to investigate and characterize from a physics perspective theZap-X (ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc., San Carlos, CA), a new, dedicated self-contained and self-shielded radiosurgery system, focusing on beam energy ...
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Characterization of a Novel Revolving Radiation Collimator
Abstract Introduction The ZAP-X is a novel self-contained and first-of-its-kind self-shielded therapeutic radiationdevice dedicated to brain and head and neck radiosurgery. By utilizing a 2.7-MV linearaccelerator and incorporating a design in ...