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Morphormics Segmentation Technology to Define Boundaries for CyberKnife

Posted on September 22, 2008

Morphormics Inc., a start-up company out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has partnered with Accuray Incorporated, a manufacturer of robotic radiosurgery systems, to provide its autocontouring technology component for volumetric image targeting of prostate. The Accuray CyberKnife system (shown above) can operate on tumors anywhere in the body with sub-millimeter accuracy.Morphormics' autocontouring technology automatically identifies and draws the boundaries of the prostate and surrounding critical structures, enabling the treatment planning software to focus radiation on th...

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