Thursday, April 2, 2009

Prostate Cancer Patients in US and Europe Receive Treatments Using Enhanced Seed Prostate Brachytherapy Software

Varian's VariSeed(TM) 8.0 Offers Advantages in Simplifying Dose Planning and Identifying Seed Positions, according to Clinicians

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 31 (HSMN NewsFeed) -- Prostate cancer patients have begun receiving brachytherapy using new treatment planning software that enables improvements in the precision and speed of the treatment process. VariSeed(TM) 8.0 from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR ) is an updated version of the company's market-leading treatment planning software for Low Dose Rate (LDR) brachytherapy in which radiation doses are delivered by implanting seeds within the prostate.

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Enlarged Prostate Cancer Treatment said...

This is a great breakthrough! I'm so glad to hear about the progress being made towards prostate cancer treatment. My grandfather was diagnosed with prostate cancer and unfortunately lost his fight about five years ago. I'm so happy to hear about this kind of progress!