BSD Medical's BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System Purchased by Prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie Oncology Center in Poland
December 01, 2011 10:06 AM
BSD Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: BSDM) (the “Company” or “BSD”) announced today that the prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie Oncology Center, located in Bialystok, Poland, has purchased a BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System (BSD-2000). The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Oncology Center is a European Comprehensive Cancer Center that has regional branches in multiple locations and is the leading cancer research and treatment center in Poland. The research staff is internationally recognized for its clinical research in oncology, and the Research Division has been awarded the title of “National Center of Excellence” by the Polish Ministry of Science. The department of radiotherapy is directed by Dr. Tomasz Filipowski, who also serves as Deputy Director of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Oncology Center.
The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Oncology Center was founded in 1932, in collaboration with the Polish Government, as the Radium Institute by Marie Sklodowska-Curie. Marie Sklodowska-Curie received the Nobel Prize for Physics for the discovery of radioactivity in 1903 and the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for her discovery of radium and polonium in 1911.
About the BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System
The BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System – developed and patented exclusively by BSD – delivers localized therapeutic heating (hyperthermia) by applying radiofrequency (RF) energy. The BSD-2000 creates a central focusing of energy that can be electronically focused to target the shape, size, and location of the tumor, thus providing dynamic control of the heating delivered to the tumor region. The BSD-2000 has received Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
About BSD Medical Corporation
BSD Medical Corporation develops, manufactures, markets and services systems to treat cancer and benign diseases using heat therapy delivered using focused radiofrequency (RF) and microwave energy. BSD's product lines include both hyperthermia and ablation treatment systems. BSD's hyperthermia cancer treatment systems, which have been in use for several years in the United States, Europe and Asia, are used to treat certain tumors with heat (hyperthermia) while increasing the effectiveness of other therapies such as radiation therapy. BSD's microwave ablation system has been developed as a stand-alone therapy to employ precision-guided microwave energy to ablate (destroy) soft tissue. The Company has developed extensive intellectual property, multiple products in the market and established distribution in the United States, Europe and Asia. Certain of the Company's products have received regulatory approvals and clearances in the United States, Europe and China. For further information visit BSD Medical's website at www.BSDMedical.com.
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