Tuesday, October 28, 2008

TargetScan Aims for Precise Brachytherapy

Filed under: Radiation Oncology , Urology

Envisioneering Medical Technologies, a St. Louis, MO firm, recently released its advanced ultrasound imaging and brachytherapy placement device for treatment of prostate cancer.

From the press release:

Just launched, the system will initially be in clinical use at Emory, Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis, University of Florida and New Hanover Radiation Oncology.
The system is based on the TargetScan® technology platform developed by Envisioneering Medical Technologies in St. Louis, under the guidance of physicians at Washington University. “Traditional hand-manipulated devices allow the prostate gland to shift, which impedes placement accuracy. By stabilizing the prostate, physicians can now implant seeds to any and every region of the gland with greater confidence,” said Robert Mills, president, Envisioneering Medical Technologies.

TargetScan Touch Technical Features:

Motionless probe to prevent prostate movement and on-screen image distortion.

Mapping technology for complete prostatic coverage, assisting with accurate needle placement to pre-planned cancer targets and preferred treatment zones

3-D image acquisition to improve visibility, presenting both sagittal and transverse planes with a total viewing volume of 380 mL.

Touch-screen technology to improve treatment efficiency and patient experience.

Here's a company video introducing the TargetScan...

Press release: Technology Designed to Confirm Precise Brachytherapy Treatment...

Product page: TargetScan Touch 3D Ultrasound System

Device brochure (.pdf)...

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So this is what the aliens used to probe my butt years ago..

just kidding, its about time we got osmething that can quickly and easily be used to see the prostate

Posted by: Alin
on October 27, 2008 11:41 PM GMT

For goodness sakes, can you guys make a radiation oncology tab to file things under? Nuclear Medicine docs do NOT do brachytherapy. Urologists do NOT do brachytherapy. Only a radiation oncologist can prescribe radiation. We have a great deal of exciting new technology in radiation oncology, and in a blog dedicated to medical gadgets, radiation oncology as a specialty should get some respect.

Posted by: radonc
on October 28, 2008 08:17 AM GMT

To become a radiation oncologist you need to go to medical school. To do that, you need to take all the premedical prerequisites, which includes bio. So you *have* to take biology. If you have time in your schedule and are interested, then certainly go ahead and take nuclear med, but it's not mandatory. You don't pick a specialty until the last year of medical school, so you will have another 3 years after undergrad to explore your interest in Radiation oncology.

Posted by: Pomona Radiation Oncologist
on May 6, 2009 02:05 AM GMT

radonc,

The post was filed under Radiation Oncology category. Do note the category names under post title.

Thanks

Posted by: Medgadget
on May 6, 2009 05:50 PM GMT

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