Medical Systems

For over 20 years Xstrahl has been shaping the development of superficial and orthovoltage therapies. Responding to very real clinical need and drawing on the knowledge and expertise of healthcare professionals, we are committed to providing innovative radiotherapy solutions that deliver positive patient outcomes.

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Posted Tuesday January 1st, 2019

Xstrahl In Action: The Erlangen Dose Optimization Trial for radiotherapy of benign painful shoulder syndrome

Painful shoulder syndrome currently has a limited volume of treatments, however recent studies have suggested long term pain reduction could be a possible treatment. In their paper “The Erlangen [...]

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Posted Tuesday December 4th, 2018

Xstrahl in action: Radiotherapy in Dupuytren’s Disease

Radiotherapy has long been advocated as an alternative treatment in early Dupuytren’s disease, however independent analysis of its use has not been carried out before. In their paper [...]

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In Medical News

Posted Tuesday October 16th, 2018

Xstrahl In Action: The Erlangen Dose Optimization trial for low-dose radiotherapy of benign painful elbow syndrome

Low dose radiotherapy is being increasingly used to treat benign syndromes, however long term impact studies on these low dose radiotherapy treatments has long been neglected. In their [...]

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In Medical News

Posted Tuesday September 25th, 2018

Xstrahl In Action: Palliative radiotherapy for skin malignancies

According to the American Academy of Dermatology, it is estimated that non-melanoma skin cancer, including basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, affects more than 3 million Americans [...]

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In Medical News

Posted Tuesday September 11th, 2018

Xstrahl In Action: Modulation of Inflammatory Reactions by Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation

In many European countries, patients with a variety of chronical inflammatory diseases are treated with low-dose radiotherapy (LD-RT). In contrast to high-dose irradiation given to tumor [...]

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In Medical News

Posted Tuesday July 31st, 2018

Xstrahl In Action: Orthovoltage X-rays for Postoperative Treatment of Resected Basal Cell Carcinoma in the Head and Neck

Surgery is the gold standard for treating basal cell carcinomas (BCCs), however in cases of positive tumor margins or recurrent disease, postoperative adjuvant or salvaging therapy is prefered to [...]

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Life Science Systems

Xstrahl’s pioneering X-ray research solutions include custom cabinet irradiators that are used for delivering precise radiation doses to in vivo and in vitro biological specimens, the industry–leading SARRP radiation research platform which enables Image Guided Micro Irradiation (IGMI™) techniques with high resolution imaging.

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In Life Sciences News

Posted Tuesday February 12th, 2019

Xstrahl In Action: External beam hepatic irradiation for robust liver repopulation

Binding of the apolipoprotein E (ApoE)-containing lipoprotein complex to the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) is essential for cholesterol and lipid homeostasis. Inherited abnormalities in [...]

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In Life Sciences News

Posted Tuesday February 5th, 2019

Xstrahl In Action: Dosimetric characterization of a single crystal diamond detector in X-ray beams

In their study “Dosimetric characterization of a single crystal diamond detector in X-ray beams for preclinical research” Severin Kampfer, Nathan Cho Stephanie E. Combs, Jan J.Wilkens, [...]

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In Life Sciences News

Posted Tuesday January 29th, 2019

Xstrahl In Action: Distinct Biochemical and Temporal Changes in Irradiated Human Breast Adenocarcinoma Xenografts

Radiation therapy plays a crucial role in the management of breast cancer. However, current standards of care have yet to accommodate patient-specific radiation sensitivity. Raman spectroscopy is [...]

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In Life Sciences News

Posted Tuesday January 22nd, 2019

Xstrahl In Action: Validation of GPU-accelerated superposition-convolution dose computations

The Xstrahl Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (SARRP) has been developed for conformal micro irradiation with on-board cone beam CT guidance. The graphics processing unit (GPU)-accelerated [...]

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Posted Tuesday January 15th, 2019

Xstrahl In Action: Dosimetric and Geometric Characteristics of Image‐Guided Irradiators using 3D Dosimetry

The precise dosimetric and geometric characteristics of small animal irradiators are essential to achieving reproducible dose delivery, especially in cases where image-guidance is utilized. [...]

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In Life Sciences News

Posted Tuesday January 8th, 2019

Xstrahl In Action: Velocity-Based Adaptive Registration and Fusion for Fractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery

In their study “Velocity-Based Adaptive Registration and Fusion for Fractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery Using the Small Animal Radiation Research Platform” Paul J. Black, Deborah R. Smith, et [...]

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