PALO ALTO, Calif., June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian (NYSE: VAR)
announced it will be showcasing its Bravos™ afterloader
system for High Dose Rate (HDR) brachytherapy treatments and other
advanced brachytherapy solutions at the 2019 American Brachytherapy
Society Annual meeting (ABS 2019) June
13-15 in Miami, Florida.
The Bravos afterloader is an integrated system designed to improve
the patient and clinic experience by simplifying brachytherapy
treatments and providing greater workflow efficiency.
Varian will also host its brachytherapy users meeting at ABS
2019 on Friday June 14th,
6:30pm-9:00pm at the InterContinental
Miami Hotel, Sevilla Room. The users meeting topics will focus on
innovations to simplify brachytherapy treatments:
- "A Brave New World of Brachytherapy" presented by
Thomas Pollatz, Varian's Director of
Brachytherapy Solutions
- "Tackling the Complexities of Brachytherapy – A
User's Perspective of BrachyVision 15.6." presented by Muffin
Sewell, MS, DABR of Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia
- "Encounters in Real-time Planning" presented by
Michael Folkert, MD, PhD, DABR from
University of Texas, Southwestern and
Gil'ad Cohen, MPH
The users meeting will conclude with a panel of clinicians
speaking on their experiences with the Bravos afterloader. The
panelists are:
- Tatiana Rabin, MD of Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv,
Israel
- Joann Prisciandaro, PhD, FAAPM
of Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI
- Dan Scanderbeg, PhD of Moores Cancer Center at University of California San Diego Health,
La Jolla, CA
- Gabriel Paiva Fonseca, PhD of
MAASTRO Clinic, Maastricht University,
Maastricht, The Netherlands
In addition to Bravos, Varian will be demonstrating the
following products in the booth at ABS 2019:
- BrachyVision™ Brachytherapy Treatment Planning
System brings speed and consistency to brachytherapy
treatment plans with a comprehensive set of tools
- VariSeed™ LDR Prostate Treatment Planning
System features a guided workflow that provides clinicians
precise control at every step, including pre-op, real-time
intra-op, post-op, as well as biopsy planning, tracking, and
recording
- Vitesse™ Real-time Planning for HDR
Brachytherapy enables clinicians to perform HDR prostate
treatments with a workflow that allows clinicians to go from image
capture to treatment plan in one integrated approach
- Varian Brachytherapy Applicators and Accessories
are designed to provide a broad range of treatment options to meet
specific patient needs
When: ABS 2019 is June
13-15. The exhibition is open from 7:00am-7:15pm June
13th & 14th; 7:00am-12:30pm June
15th.
Where: InterContinental Miami, 100 Chopin Plaza, Miami, FL
About Varian
Varian is a leader in developing and
delivering cancer care solutions and is focused on creating a world
without fear of cancer. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Varian employs
approximately 7,000 people around the world. For more
information, visit http://www.varian.com and follow @VarianMedSys
on Twitter.
Press Contact
Mark Plungy
Director, Global Public Relations
+1 (650) 424-5630
mark.plungy@varian.com
Investor Relations Contact
J. Michael Bruff
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
+1 (650) 424-5163
investors@varian.com
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