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BrainLAB Announces 510k FDA Clearance of Monte Carlo Dose Engine for Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiation Therapy

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, August 17th, 2008

BrainLAB, a leader in software-driven systems for targeted, less-invasive medical treatments, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Monte Carlo Dose Calculation Algorithm, which is already being used at several clinical cooperation sites worldwide.

In the past, clinicians had limited treatment choices or have been unable to include Monte Carlo method calculations into their routine for dose calculation due to numerous factors such as the extreme amount of time needed, restrictions of treatment planning software to a single machine or treatment modality and its integration into available software. Although the Monte Carlo...

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