Life Sciences Case Studies
Isotron
Isotron, a Georgia
research and development company, working with the Department of Energy’s Oak
Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, developed a cancer
treatment using atomic particles of the element Californium 252. The treatment
delivers a highly concentrated dose of radiation to the site of the tumor
through a very small wire.
While the patient awaits treatment, the atomic particles are kept in an
after-loader, a device that isolates radiation from clinical caregivers in
attendance, and then delivers it to the patient. Soltus wrote the software that
controls the after-loader.
Soltus also wrote custom software for data collection. Data collected included the position of the catheter, the slippage of the catheter, and the length of time the catheter treatment lasted.
Software Applied
Hardware Utilized
Who We Worked With
- Owner
- Internal Engineering Department
- Local Industrial Automation Dealer
- Manufacturer
