Prostate Cancer Patient Receives First Treatment Using Latest Version Of Vitesse Real-Time Brachytherapy Planning System From Varian Medical Systems

A prostate cancer patient has become the first person in the world to be treated using the latest version of Varian's Vitesse™ real time planning solution for planning and performing advanced high-dose-rate (HDR), ultrasound-guided brachytherapy treatments. The treatment took place at the Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina. "Our team was very impressed overall with this treatment planning system," says Dr. Michael Haake, chief, division of Radiation Oncology at Carolinas Medical Center, Levine Cancer Institute...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Source Type: news