We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. This includes personalizing content and advertising. To learn more, click here. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies. Cookie Policy.

Features Partner Sites Information LinkXpress hp
Sign In
Advertise with Us

Download Mobile App




Brachytherapy Applicator Set Developed for Esophagus Cancer Treatment

By HospiMedica staff writers
Posted on 12 Apr 2007
An updated brachytherapy applicator set is designed specifically for intraluminal treatment of cancer of the esophagus.

Varian Medical Systems (Palo Alto, CA, USA) has received 510k clearance from the U.S. More...
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the set. The Esophagus Bougie Set can now be used with Varian's full range of VariSource and GammaMed HDR (high-dose rate) afterloaders.

"This updated applicator set, now also available for our VariSource users, enables clinicians to deliver more effective and precise brachytherapy treatments to the esophagus,” stated Claudia Andres-Zindler, Varian's applicator product manager.

The applicator set has been designed to ensure an optimal distance from the source to the tissue being treated. The set is equipped with Bougies (slender, cylindrical instruments inserted into the esophagus) in four different diameters, facilitating the centered source position in the esophagus and optimizing the distance to the tissue to be treated.

Also included in the set are a bite-protector and fixation, a fixation plate with band for each Bougie diameter, and a guiding wire that allows for use of the Seldinger technique to insert the Bougie into position.


Related Links:
Varian Medical Systems

Gold Member
12-Channel ECG
CM1200B
Biochip Array Technology
Evidence MultiSTAT Drugs of Abuse Urine Multiplex Panel
Medical-Grade Display
HL2316SHTB
Surgical Dressing
ALLEVYN Ag+ SURGICAL
Read the full article by registering today, it's FREE! It's Free!
Register now for FREE to HospiMedica.com and get access to news and events that shape the world of Hospital Medicine.
  • Free digital version edition of HospiMedica International sent by email on regular basis
  • Free print version of HospiMedica International magazine (available only outside USA and Canada).
  • Free and unlimited access to back issues of HospiMedica International in digital format
  • Free HospiMedica International Newsletter sent every week containing the latest news
  • Free breaking news sent via email
  • Free access to Events Calendar
  • Free access to LinkXpress new product services
  • REGISTRATION IS FREE AND EASY!
Click here to Register








Channels

Copyright © 2000-2026 Globetech Media. All rights reserved.