RTsafe has developed the PseudoPatient® solution, a personalized care technology that replicates a patient's anatomy for precise quality assurance in radiation therapy. This FDA-cleared system minimizes treatment uncertainty, enhancing the safety and effectiveness of radiotherapy for brain cancer patients.
Funding
$1M 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
Radiation therapy treatment planning and delivery can be subject to uncertainties, potentially compromising the accuracy of dose delivery to the target and increasing the risk of damage to healthy tissue. Current quality assurance procedures may not fully account for individual patient anatomy and the complexities of modern radiotherapy techniques.
Solution
RTsafe provides personalized quality assurance solutions for radiation oncology, focusing on minimizing uncertainty and enhancing the safety and effectiveness of treatments. The PseudoPatient solution replicates a patient's unique anatomy using 3D printing and dosimetry techniques, creating a physical phantom for end-to-end testing of the entire treatment process, from planning to delivery. This allows clinicians to verify dose distribution, identify potential errors, and optimize treatment plans before actual patient treatment. RTsafe also offers machine quality assurance phantoms and dosimetry audit services to ensure comprehensive quality control in radiation therapy.
Target Audience
The primary customers are medical physicists, radiation oncologists, and hospitals seeking to enhance the safety and accuracy of radiation therapy treatments for their patients.
Features
- PseudoPatient: Patient-specific phantom created from medical imaging data using 3D printing to replicate the patient's anatomy and tumor
- End-to-end testing: Validates the entire radiation therapy process, including treatment planning and delivery
- 3D Dosimetry: Provides accurate dose verification using film or other dosimetry methods within the PseudoPatient phantom
- Machine QA Phantoms: A range of phantoms for machine quality assurance, including the Prime Phantom, Encephalon 3D, SBRT Phantom, and Spine Phantom
- Audit Services: Dosimetry audit services for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)
- Remote Dosimetry Services: Remote dosimetry services for quality assurance
- Customized Phantom Service: Design and creation of customized phantoms for specific research or clinical needs