New Progress With The Cooperation Between Calypso Medical Technologies And Elekta

A master development agreement is announced by both Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc., a developer of real-time localization technology used for the precise tracking of tumors, and Elekta, a leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer. This cooperation aims to join the developed products integrating the Calypso® System with Elekta's radiotherapy treatment technologies.


Edward Vertatschitsch, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Calypso Medical said "The combination of the Calypso System into Elekta's world-class radiotherapy technologies could help to improve innovative treatment modalities used to heal prostate cancer along with more problematic radiation therapy targets, like the pancreas and lung". He added "Some of the desired goals are to connect the linear accelerator and the Calypso System for patient positioning during radiation delivery. This connectivity automates the process of re-positioning the treatment couch when the tumor moves out of a prescribed motion threshold".

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Photon-based Radiotherapy Offers Better Results Against Spinal Cord Tumors, Study.

According to a new study, photon-based radiotherapy can be more effective than proton beam while treating spinal cord tumors. The study also showed that photon radiotherapy offers improved survival on long-term. The findings of this study appear in a recent issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
The study is the first to review the long-term results of spinal-cord tumor patients when treated by more modern radiotherapy procedures. According to researchers, Gilomas are the most common spinal cord tumors; they affect around 17,000 US citizens every year, causing death to 13,000 of them.
Dr. Arnab Chakravarti, chair and professor of Radiation Oncology and co-director of the Brain Tumor Program at The Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center — Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, said “Our findings need to be verified in a larger number of patients, but they suggest that individuals younger than age 54, those with ependymomas and those treated with photon-based therapy versus proton-beam treatment have better overall survival,”

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Ultherapy, An Ultrasound Device Used For Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures.

The Laser & Rejuvenation Center of Gold Skin Care has announced the first of its kind in the Middle Tennessee area, Ultherapy™, a unique ultrasound device which received the FDA clearance for lifting the brow. It can also be used to lift and lighten the lower face and neck areas above the thyroid cartilage.


While drawing on the same reliable ultrasound principles that doctors and patients have trusted over years, the Ulthera System is considered a pioneer technology because it utilizes ultrasound energy on the face and neck to lift and tighten the skin in a short, 45-minute procedure. Ultherapy™ has been called the non-surgical facelift procedure, and can be done safely and effectively in the office.

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A New Method For Reducing The Possibility Of Future Osteoporotic Fractures.

According to the results of the study that was presented at the 2010 congress of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago (IL, USA). Swedish researchers have launched a method by analyzing historic radiology pictures for easing the burden of future osteoporotic fractures.
A study of 8,257 patients at the Karolinska Institute (Stockholm, Sweden) used Sectra’s (Linköping, Sweden) patented digital X-ray radiogrammetry (DXR) way in order to determine patients that suffered from a hip fracture. Through structured osteoporosis prevention program millions of Euros can be protected.
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