September 17 2008 | Nucletron and BrachySolutions join forces
COLUMBIA, MD (September 17, 2008)— Nucletron, a knowledge-based leader in radiation oncology, announced today a strategic partnership with BrachySolutions, a leader in modern breast brachytherapy, to jointly expand the adoption of High Dose Rate (HDR) brachytherapy. Through this key partnership, radiation oncology centers in North America will have access to clinical best practices and a team of brachytherapy experts available to assist centers in adapting brachytherapy technologies. Both companies also plan to leverage the deployment of Oncentra® Brachy, the world’s first fully DICOM-compatible treatment planning solution for brachytherapy, recently launched by Nucletron, as a strategic platform to optimize clinical workflows and patient outcomes. “Nucletron is a great strategic partner in lowering the barriers for our customers as they adopt new radiation therapies,” said Rakesh Patel, M.D. “Like BrachySolutions, Nucletron is committed to expanding the adoption of Brachytherapy worldwide through educational programs and innovative solutions.” “We believe that our partnership with BrachySolutions will enable our customers to accelerate their transition to 3D volumetric treatment planning and provide their patients with a complete set of APBI treatment options,” said Bill Dowd, vice president of North America with Nucletron.” “Nucletron is pleased to be working with the expert clinical team at BrachySolutions to improve patient care via lowering the barriers for centers to adopt brachytherapy. Nulcetron and BrachySolutions plan to initiate strategic projects and joint marketing programs that incorporate the capabilities of both companies. Representatives will be on hand to discuss this strategic partnership at the 50th ASTRO Annual Meeting in Boston, Nucletron booth 1602, from September 21-24.
About Nucletron Nucletron is a knowledge-based leader in Radiation Oncology, working with clinical teams to realize innovative solutions that improve patient care. Nucletron strives to offer the best possible choice of radiation modalities through integrated products, software and services. Critical to the Nucletron philosophy is the establishment of close working relationships with individual clinical teams – reconfiguring traditional boundaries between customer and solution provider. Many Nucletron employees have clinical experience delivering oncology care, providing an in-depth understanding of the complex needs of clinicians. About BrachySolutions BrachySolutions is comprised of radiation oncologists and medical physicists from around the country with extensive experience with modern breast brachytherapy. The core individuals represent leading researchers from both academic and community practices with extensive publications and national committee appointments within Radiation Oncology. BrachySolutions is committed to raising the quality and improving the access of breast brachytherapy by providing customized E-learning programs, remote treatment planning services, rigorous quality assurance, and a variety of patient-directed education resources. BrachySolutions’ goal is to optimize patient care by lowering the barriers to innovative and advanced brachytherapy procedures for physicians and institutions treating patients with breast cancer. For more information go to http://www.brachyportal.com/.