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FDA 510 (k) approval for Velocity cancer imaging software for Y90 Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) dosimetry analysis.- Varian Medical.
Varian Medical announced a new version of its Velocity cancer imaging software which includes Rapidsphere , a module for Y90 Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) dosimetry analysis. Rapidsphere provides the ability for cancer care teams to better understand tumor response and normal-tissue toxicity for individual patients receiving SIRT. This new software module extends Varian's Velocity software to interventional radiologists for use in targeted cancer therapy delivery to patients with liver malignancies. Velocity 4.0 and the Rapidsphere module have received FDA 510(k) clearance.