ALBERT EINSTEIN HOSPITAL OFFERS IMAGE-GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY.Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital Jewish Hospital can refer to:
in·op·er·a·ble adj. Unsuitable for a surgical procedure. . As part of its commitment to improve the standard of care for its patients and to provide high quality cancer treatment, Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital has selected the BrainLAB ExacTrac X-Ray 6D system for the treatment of cancer and non-malignant tumor patients. Due to the system's precision targeting technology, oncologists now have the ability to treat a wider range of indications including prostate, lung, liver and spine. The system's compatibility with other treatment technology allows physicians to integrate the ExacTrac X-Ray 6D with existing hospital equipment, like linear accelerators and treatment planning In radiotherapy, Treatment Planning is the process in which a team consisting of radiation oncologists, medical radiation physicists and dosimetrists plan the appropriate external beam radiotherapy treatment technique for a patient with cancer. Typically, medical imaging (i.e. systems. "We are proud to be the first hospital in South America to offer this modality of high precision radiation therapy to our patients. With the implementation of the BrainLAB ExacTrac X-Ray 6D, we're able to offer advanced treatment technology to our patients," said Dr. Eduardo Weltman, Radiation Oncologist radiation oncologist Radiation therapist A radiologist specialized in using radioactive substances and x-rays to treat tumors and CA; an oncologist who uses various formats of radiation to manage CA Salary ± $200K. See Oncologist. at Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Traditionally, small shifts in patient positioning or radiation beam alignment during treatment can result in damage to normal tissues surrounding the tumor. BrainLAB IGRT technology uses high-resolution X-rays to pinpoint tumors seconds before treatment and automatically corrects any patient set-up errors as well as tracks patient movement throughout the procedure. ExacTrac X-Ray 6D is clinically proven as a fast and easy to use IGRT system, bringing precision image guidance to all radiation treatments. Doctors can now deliver higher treatment doses within one millimeter of the tumor, significantly reducing the risk to neighboring healthy tissue and improving long term clinical results. "The team at Albert Einstein is an excellent partner for BrainLAB to introduce IGRT technology to the South American market with the ExacTrac X-Ray 6D system allowing for state-of-the-art cancer treatment," said Ralf Schira, Marketing Manager Oncology Solutions, BrainLAB. "The precision made possible with this technology will allow physicians to treat tumors more aggressively while reducing radiation exposure to healthy tissues resulting in improved patient outcomes." About Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital The Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital (AEIH) is one of the most advanced private healthcare institutions in Latin America. With nearly 5000 employees, physicians and partners, it was the first hospital outside of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to be certified by the Joint Commission International, the world's main health service certification entity. The Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital cancer center, established in 1993, provides the most complete treatments available, with state-of-the-art technological resources, customized patient care and the same high quality standards and services as in the United States and Europe. The center's facilities are about 4.000 square meters and include advanced radiotherapy equipments, modern treatment units, and constant training and professional updating. About BrainLAB BrainLAB develops, manufactures and markets software-driven medical technology that enables procedures that are more precise, less invasive, and therefore less expensive than traditional treatments. Among the core products are image-guided systems that provide highly accurate real-time information used for navigation during surgical procedures Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, "ectomy" is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the body. "Splene-" means spleen. . This utility has been further expanded to serve as a computer terminal for physicians to more effectively access and interpret diagnostic scans and other digital medical information for better informed decisions. BrainLAB solutions allow expansion from a single system to operating suites to digitally integrated hospitals covering all subspecialties from neurosurgery neurosurgery /neu·ro·sur·gery/ (noor´o-sur?jer-e) surgery of the nervous system. neu·ro·sur·ger·y n. Surgery on any part of the nervous system. , orthopedics, ENT ENT ears, nose, and throat (otorhinolaryngology). ENT abbr. ear, nose, and throat ENT ear, nose and throat. ENT Ears, nose & throat; formally, otorhinolaryngology , CMF CMF Christian Medical Fellowship CMF Compressed Mortality File CMF Content Management Framework CMF Council of Michigan Foundations CMF Congressional Management Foundation (Washington DC, USA) CMF Code Monétaire et Financier to spine & trauma and oncology. With more than 2,500 systems installed in over 65 countries, BrainLAB is a market leader in image-guided technology. The privately held BrainLAB group, founded in 1989, is headquartered in Munich, Germany and today employs around 900 people in 15 offices across Europe, Asia, Australia, North and South America. For more information, visit http://www.brainlab.com or call 708/486-1915. |
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