Mentor
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Jan. 22 acquisition of privately held South Bay Medical for an undisclosed amount provides access to South Bay's IsoLoader brachytherapy system for treating prostate cancer. The IsoLoader includes a computerized workstation capable of running standardized treatment planning software, as well as an automated cartridge-based needle loading system that provides real-time radiation strength testing as the pre-sterilized radioactive seeds are loaded into the needles. The system eliminates the need to load the seeds manually, and provides greater flexibility for planning treatment