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Prominent Italian Oncology Center Chooses IntraOp Medical's Mobetron for Cancer Treatment.


Italy Leads Europe in Intraoperative Electron Radiation Therapy Intraoperative Electron Radiation Therapy (or "IOERT") is the application of electron radiation directly to the residual tumor or tumor bed during cancer surgery. IOERT has been called "precision radiotherapy", as the physician has direct visualization of the tumor, can exclude normal  with Fourth Hospital Implementing Mobetron

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- IntraOp Medical Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
: IOPM), a provider of innovative technology solutions for the treatment and eradication of cancer, announced today that it received an order to deliver one Mobetron to Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) in Aviano, Italy. CRO is the fourth Italian hospital to have a Mobetron and the 23rd Mobetron ordered worldwide. Mobetron is an FDA-approved, easily transportable electron-beam device designed for Intraoperative Electron Radiation Therapy (IOERT), or the direct application of radiation to a tumor while a patient is undergoing cancer surgery.

CRO currently performs IOERT by transporting the patient in the middle of surgery from the operating room operating room
n. Abbr. OR
A room equipped for performing surgical operations.
 to the radiation therapy department to receive treatment. The hospital currently treats primarily sarcoma sarcoma (särkō`mə), highly malignant tumor arising in connective- and muscle-cell tissue. It is the result of oncogenes (the cancer causing genes of some viruses) and proto-oncogenes (cancer causing genes in human cells).  and pancreatic cancer pancreatic cancer

Malignant tumour of the pancreas. Risk factors include smoking, a diet high in fat, exposure to certain industrial products, and diseases such as diabetes and chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatic cancer is more common in men.
 patients in their IOERT program. Mobetron will be located in the operating room and will allow CRO to treat a variety of other types of cancer, including IOERT for early-stage breast cancer.

Mobetron was a donation to CRO from a group of local private entrepreneurs that, with the help of GOCNE (Gruppo Oncologico Cooperativo Nord Est) and Fondazione CRUP, were able to acquire the advanced IOERT technology. CRO is one of best scientific cancer research centers in Italy and is on the frontlines in the war against cancer.

Professor Mauro Trovo, director of the radiation oncology radiation oncology
n.
The branch of radiology that deals with the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancers.


radiation oncology 
 department at the CRO, said, "I am very glad for this great opportunity that we received. This will be very important for the future development of IOERT, not only at our institute, but also in Italy. The CRO already performs IOERT with a conventional linear accelerator linear accelerator: see particle accelerator.
linear accelerator
 or linac

Type of particle accelerator that imparts a series of relatively small increases in energy to subatomic particles as they pass through a sequence of
 and this donation offered us Mobetron, which we consider to be the best IOERT-dedicated treatment unit available at present."

"We have already started planning work in order to be able to use Mobetron at full throttle as soon as possible after the unit is delivered. With Mobetron we will be able to promote further clinical studies to make IOERT the standard of care for other tumors, not just for breast cancer surgery, like it is already going to be," said Dr. Antonino De Paoli, 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.  coordinator of the IOERT program at the CRO.

Ernesto Lanzotti, general director of MD51, Intraop's distributor in Italy, added, "CRO is a very important addition to our IOERT program in Italy. I expect CRO to continue to be an active promoter and participant in the many new IOERT clinical studies that are being developed by the International Society of IORT IORT Intraoperative Radiotherapy (oncology)  Europe, such as IOERT for lung, prostate and breast. They join a growing number of cancer centers that recognize the importance of integrating IOERT into their cancer program and have selected Mobetron as their equipment of choice."

About Centro di Riferimento Oncologico

Centro di Riferimento Oncologico is a teaching, research and treatment hospital in northern Italy. CRO is one of the few hospitals in Italy This is a list of hospitals in Italy.
  • San Raffaele Hospital - Milan
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Papardo - Messina
  • Bologna Public Health Departments - Bologna
  • Burlo Garofolo Pediatric Institute - Trieste
  • Careggi Hospital of University of Florence - Florence
 that has been given the status of Istituto per la Ricerca e la Cura CURA Community-University Research Alliance
CURA Centre Universitaire de Recherche en Astrologie
CURA Cambridge University Rifle Association
 del Cancro a carattere Scientifico ("IRCCS IRCCS Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (Italian Research Hospital) "-Institute for Research in the Cure of Cancer and Scientific Study). The Hospital Center treats more than 3,000 cancer patients per year and has several publications in the field of radiation and surgical oncology and IOERT.

About IntraOp

IntraOp Medical Corporation provides innovative technology solutions for the treatment and eradication of cancer. Founded in 1993, IntraOp is committed to providing the tools doctors need to administer intraoperative radiation therapy intraoperative radiation therapy Radiation oncology RT directly in a tumor during surgery. See Radiation oncology.  safely and effectively - for all cancer patients. The company's flagship product, Mobetron, is the first fully portable, self-shielding intraoperative electron radiation therapy device designed for use in any operating room. Key Mobetron benefits include: increased survival rates, better local tumor control, shorter treatment cycles, and fewer side effects. Leading hospitals, from university research centers to specialized cancer clinics in North America, Europe and Asia, use Mobetron as a vital part of their comprehensive cancer program.

For more information on IntraOp Medical Corporation, please visit www.intraopmedical.com

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