UM/Sylvester Licenses Patented Radiation Oncology Device to Treat Cervical Cancer
10.13.2004
Radiation oncologists at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center have created a new device which promises far superior treatment of women with cervical cancer. The University of Miami Wolfson-Wu Vaginal Applicator allows physicians to deliver low-dose brachytherapy (targeted radiation therapy) with more precision, better response, much less patient discomfort and in less time than ever before. UM/Sylvester has just signed a licensing agreement with Bio-Nucleonics, Inc., a Miami pharmaceutical company, to develop and distribute the device, and is about to begin new clinical testing.