August 4, 2008 - At AAPM 2008, Best Nomos featured its BATCAM Multi-probe, an IGRT solution that integrates a new multi-probe capable ultrasound system into the company’s core IGRT product, BATCAM.

The system features an updated abdominal ultrasound probe featuring color Doppler ultrasound, enabling IGRT for liver and pancreas treatments in addition to prostate and gynecology.

August 4, 2008- Hologic featured its MammoSite Targeted Radiation Therapy at AAPM 2008.

MammoSite places a MammoSite balloon inside the lumpectomy cavity through a small incision in the breast through a catheter. During therapy, a portion of the catheter that remains outside the breast is connected to a computer-controlled High Dose Rate machine that inserts a radiation seed. The treatment lasts five days.

August 4, 2008 - At AAPM 2008, Bard featured its new Simetry Brachytherapy Program, a complete system for the treatment of prostate cancer based on individual anatomy.

The Simetry Brachytherapy Program uniformly loads the periphery of the prostate with connected SourceLink trains, then optimizes interior seed placement, creating a balanced halo of seeds around the prostate to consistently distribute the dose across the prostate. SourceLink Connectors hold the seeds in place once it has been determined where they should be positioned.

For QA analysis for images from many different sources, Rad Image provides RIT113, a single QA package that can provides solutions for several imaging options.

RIT 113 is a Windows-based software with interactive, real time graphical user interface. It is designed for cancer centers that use a mix of conventional therapy, advanced therapies, IMRT, IGRT and RapidArc digital and film images.

Oncology Data Systems develops MUCheck a monitor unit/dose verification software for use in radiation therapy clinics.

Designed to validate dose and monitor unit calculations performed by primary radiation treatment planning software, MUCheck is a Windows-based, IBM compatible program that operates independently of any treatment planning system. MUCheck’s list of features enables medical professionals in the therapy department to perform calculations reportedly quickly and with ease of use.

Intrabeam is a miniature radiation source that delivers high-dose, yet is a low energy X-ray used for breast cancer therapy, neurosurgery and other radiation therapies developed by Carl Zeiss Meditec.

The Intrabeam System can be used to treat early stage breast cancer. The radiation dose is administrated to the tumor bed in the operating room, following lumpectomy.

CDR Systems offers Head and Neck Treatment System, a head, neck and shoulder immobilization system designed for unobstructed 360-degree treatment of the head and neck. An indexable overlay board is also available as well as a treatment couch extension that can be adapted to lock onto any brand and model of treatment couch.

C-RAD Sentinel is a new system for surface contour localization and monitoring of the patient in the radiotherapy treatment process.

The C-RAD Sentinel basic platform is based on advanced laser technology with multipurpose software modules covering different tasks in the treatment procedure. The different software modules are integrated with other systems in the clinic.

August 1, 2008 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday issued a final ruling for three new hospital errors or conditions it will no longer pay for, including: surgical site infections following certain elective procedures, including certain orthopedic surgeries, and bariatric surgery for obesity; certain manifestations of poor control of blood sugar levels; and deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism following total knee replacement and hip replacement procedures.

August 1, 2008 – BSD Medical Corp. said its BSD-2000/3D/MR cancer treatment system has been adapted to treat children with cancer.

To accommodate the treatment of children, BSD has developed treatment applications specifically sized for small and medium-sized children and that are capable of delivering pediatric cancer therapy during simultaneous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during the treatment process.

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