>Dose Verification System
The system includes an implantable radiation sensor and a hand-held reader to measure the dose of radiation delivered to a tumor and surrounding tissue.
"Radiation oncologists will now know with certainty that a patient is receiving the correct dose of radiation...”
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the DVS for use in breast cancer and prostate cancer victims.
press release | WRAL
Posted by Stubbornson at September 1, 2006 09:14 AM