Nucletron partners with Velocity Medical Solutions to offer advanced treatment planning tools to clinicians worldwide

September 13 2010  |  Press Release 

Global marketing collaboration offers innovative imaging functionality that complements Nucletron Oncentra 

Veenendaal, the Netherlands (September 13, 2010) – Nucletron, a leading provider of state of the art radiotherapy solutions for cancer treatment, today announced a partnership with Velocity Medical Solutions to distribute Velocity Advanced Imaging (VelocityAI) products worldwide. VelocityAI, is a proven technology that complements the Nucletron Oncentra platform for advanced visualization, automated multi-modality image registration and quantitative imaging information all at the fingertips of physicians via an intuitive and simple to use interface. Over 70 cancer centers worldwide currently use Velocity software to provide their patients more accurate targeting of oncologic tumors, monitoring patient response to treatment, and optimized outcomes.

VelocityAI provides a unique viewing and clinical decision-making platform that seamlessly incorporates the massive amount of diagnostic imaging and treatment information in the clinical environment allowing physicians to evaluate imaging data anywhere and at anytime. Clinicians have the ability to perform or review image registration and tumor contouring outside of department for maximum flexibility and the ability to rapidly fuse diagnostic imaging modalities to planning images ensuring the best match for anatomical and biologic modeling. In cases where rigid registration does not provide an optimal match, such as soft tissue areas of interest, enhanced image registration using VelocityAl’s deformable methods may be used for many of the modalities. VelocityAI also provides innovative atlas segmentation to assist in delineating anatomical structures of interest in seconds. For treatment response assessment, VelocityAI uses the automated image registration technology for assessing the changes during and after therapy between imaging studies, including cone-beam CT (CBCT) and molecular imaging. The ability to view, analyze and quickly process diagnostic imaging and RT information sets VelocityAl’s software apart from conventional image viewers.

”We are pleased to partner with Velocity Medical Solutions and offer radiation oncology centers around the world exciting new technology that can be easily integrated into their department,” said Jos Lamers, chief executive officer at Nucletron. “The powerful feature set allows clinicians to dramatically speed their workflow and improve patient outcomes.”

“The VelocityAI platform was designed by radiation oncology professionals specifically for the unique needs of the radiation oncology work environment,” said Richard diMonda, president of Velocity Medical Solutions. “Collaborating with Nucletron allows us to bring our product to a much larger global radiation therapy market and provide clinicians with highly sophisticated features that solve many of their workflow issues.”

About Nucletron 
Nucletron provides state of the art radiotherapy solutions for cancer treatment that meet the evolving needs of patients, their caregivers and healthcare professionals around the world. Nucletron has unmatched global leadership in brachytherapy, a very precise, highly effective and well-tolerated treatment option for healthcare providers, tailored to the needs of individual patients. We work with clinical teams to constantly improve and develop an innovative portfolio of integrated products, software and services that assures excellent patient outcomes. Headquartered in Veenendaal, The Netherlands, Nucletron employs more than 500 employees, with offices in 15 countries, and products available in more than 100 countries around the world. Please visit http://www.nucletron.com/ to learn more about our healthcare solutions.

About Velocity Medical Solutions
Velocity Medical Solutions is a privately-held, Atlanta-based company founded in 2005 by a team of seasoned oncology professionals with expertise in clinical outcomes, radiation treatment planning and software development for oncology.  Velocity Medical Solutions® provides software products used to plan and assess cancer therapies. The company’s software platform, Velocity Advanced Imaging, allows efficient multi-image fusion and volumetric contouring specific to a wide-range of imaging modalities. The company’s products are designed for physicians and may be used for radiotherapy treatment planning or to aid in therapy response assessment. For more information, visit http://www.velocitymedical.com/.