Sirtex Medical
Global medical device company focused on minimally invasive liver-directed cancer therapies. Provides intra-arterial radiotherapeutic microspheres, clinician support programs, treatment-planning and dosimetry software, ordering/logistics services, practitioner training and clinical trial support to enable selective internal radiation therapy workflows.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
large (251-1000)
Sirtex Medical
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Products
Yttrium-90 resin microsphere therapeutic
Radiotherapeutic resin microspheres containing yttrium-90 for intra-arterial administration to treat unresectable primary and metastatic liver tumors.
Adaptable microsphere delivery system and accessory kits
Delivery system and accessory packs designed to allow controlled, visual and patient-tailored administration of microspheres, including preparation and delivery components.
Treatment-planning and dosimetry software for liver
Clinical software supporting liver and tumor segmentation, deformable registration and post-treatment dosimetry to assist activity prescription and treatment evaluation.
Degradable starch microspheres for chemoembolization (50 µm)
A degradable starch microsphere embolic agent intended for chemoembolization in the treatment of inoperable liver and lung tumors.
Yttrium-90 resin microsphere therapeutic
Radiotherapeutic resin microspheres containing yttrium-90 for intra-arterial administration to treat unresectable primary and metastatic liver tumors.
Adaptable microsphere delivery system and accessory kits
Delivery system and accessory packs designed to allow controlled, visual and patient-tailored administration of microspheres, including preparation and delivery components.
Treatment-planning and dosimetry software for liver
Clinical software supporting liver and tumor segmentation, deformable registration and post-treatment dosimetry to assist activity prescription and treatment evaluation.
Degradable starch microspheres for chemoembolization (50 µm)
A degradable starch microsphere embolic agent intended for chemoembolization in the treatment of inoperable liver and lung tumors.
Services
Pre-determination and reimbursement support
Online pre-determination intake, document submission, and reimbursement-team support to facilitate insurance authorization.
Order-Map-Treat program implementation
Program and workflow consultancy to coordinate order placement, mapping procedures and definitive treatment visits across sites.
Clinical training and practitioner support
Training and educational programs for physicians and center staff on handling, delivery and best practices for interventional radiotherapeutic therapies.
Product ordering and logistics
Online order forms, scheduling of delivery with calibration/activity timing and customer service confirmation.
Clinical trial coordination and investigator support
Support for ongoing and planned clinical studies related to interventional radiotherapeutic therapies, including trial information and investigator resources.
Pre-determination and reimbursement support
Online pre-determination intake, document submission, and reimbursement-team support to facilitate insurance authorization.
Order-Map-Treat program implementation
Program and workflow consultancy to coordinate order placement, mapping procedures and definitive treatment visits across sites.
Clinical training and practitioner support
Training and educational programs for physicians and center staff on handling, delivery and best practices for interventional radiotherapeutic therapies.
Product ordering and logistics
Online order forms, scheduling of delivery with calibration/activity timing and customer service confirmation.
Clinical trial coordination and investigator support
Support for ongoing and planned clinical studies related to interventional radiotherapeutic therapies, including trial information and investigator resources.
Expertise Areas
- Selective internal radiation therapy program implementation
- Radioembolization dosimetry and post-treatment dose quantification
- Interventional radiology and catheter-based intra-arterial delivery
- Liver segmentation, deformable registration and treatment-planning workflows
Key Technologies
- Yttrium-90 resin microspheres (intra-arterial radioembolization)
- Image-guided selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT)
- Voxel-based and partition-model dosimetry methods
- SPECT/CT and PET/CT imaging for quantitative assessment