BrachyVision: A novel multipurpose probe for in-body radiation imaging and dosimetry.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1000557

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

BrachyVision is an in-body imaging and dosimetry system to assist physicians in providing efficient and optimized permanent seed implant brachytherapy cancer treatment. The system allows intra-operative preplanning, image guided treatment, post implant verification and direct rectal dosimetry. It represents a major advance in clinical technology that can improve quality of life of prostate cancer patients and, through reduced post treatment complications, lead to significant health cost savings.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Development Grants

Funding Amount: $532,627.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Devices

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

brachytherapy | cancer treatment | imaging | prostate cancer | radiation dose | radiation measurement

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