The startup develops predictive radiosensitivity tests that assess individual patient responses to radiation therapy, enabling personalized treatment plans. This technology mitigates the risks associated with ultraviolet exposure, enhancing therapeutic effectiveness for patients and healthcare workers.
Funding
$5.9M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Patients undergoing radiation therapy experience varying responses, making it difficult to predict individual reactions to treatment. This variability can lead to ineffective treatment plans and increased risks associated with radiation exposure for both patients and healthcare workers.
Solution
Alara Group develops predictive radiosensitivity tests designed to assess individual patient responses to radiation therapy, enabling personalized treatment plans. Their services encompass risk management and clinical innovation related to radiation, offering audits, radioprotection training, medical physics support, and dosimetry services. Alara Group's solutions include tools for monitoring radiation exposure, tests for radiosensitivity, and numerical simulations. The company aims to improve patient safety and treatment efficacy by adapting care to each patient's specific sensitivity to radiation.
Target Audience
The primary customers are hospitals, clinics, medical imaging centers, dentists, veterinarians, and industrial facilities utilizing radiation, seeking to improve safety, personalize treatments, and ensure regulatory compliance.
Features
- RadioDetect©: A blood test to identify patients with normal or abnormal sensitivity to radiation.
- RadioProfile©: A skin cell analysis to define a patient's level of radiosensitivity.
- IVIscan: A real-time dosimetry solution for measuring radiation doses received by patients during CT scans.
- Rayflex: A platform for managing radioprotection data, monitoring compliance, and anticipating needs.
- Expertise in MRI safety, including risk management for workers and patients.
- Calibration of 4D flow MRI and characterization of geometric distortions.
- Services for optimizing imaging protocols and sequences.