Wednesday, January 28, 2009

RaySearch Laboratories: First Product From Collaboration Between RaySearch And TomoTherapy Receives FDA Clearance

RaySearch Laboratories AB (STO:RAYB) and TomoTherapy Inc. announced that the new software solution SharePlan™ has received 510(k) clearance by the FDA and can now be market launched.

SharePlan™ is an advanced treatment planning solution that enables transfer of treatment plans between TomoTherapy® Hi•Art® systems and conventional linear accelerators. The product uses highly sophisticated algorithms to automatically generate a selection of deliverable high-quality IMRT plans based on an existing Hi•Art® plan. This time-saving concept is an important tool for optimizing patient benefit and throughput at clinics that are introducing a Hi-Art® system into an environment with existing conventional linear accelerators.

source: Medical News Today

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