| As a form
of radiotherapy, brachytherapy is an advanced cancer treatment.
It is an outpatient procedure, even if it works from inside
the human body. It is also called implant radiation or
internal radiation. Radioactive material is placed into
or near the tumor, giving high radiation dosis without
massive radiation exposure to the healthy cells around
the tumor. The risks of this procedure can be minimized
by best possible treatment planning.
MedCom has developed two brachytherapy treatment planning
solutions in cooperation with our partner Pi-Medical
Ltd.: Oncentra® Prostate - designed and established
for prostate cancer treatment and Oncentra® GYN,
a new and unique solution for cervix cancer treatment.
Both image-guided adaptive brachytherapy systems are
milestones in the development of significant improvement
of efficiency in tumour targeting. While reducing the
risk of the side effects, the treatment planning system
is even more efficient than before: it enables radiotherapists
to plan targeted treatment in real-time workflows, leading
to a conformal treatment plan, the possibility to plan
using ultrasound, CT and MRT image modalities. Both
Systems are distributed by Nucletron B.V. - the world
leader in brachytherapy.
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