Landauer, Inc. (NYSE:LDR), a recognized leader in personal and environmental radiation monitoring, today announced the launch of their comprehensive patient monitoring solution, the microStar(R) system, now with nanoDot(TM) technology. This offering extends the applications for their proven Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimetry (OSLD) technology to address the growing demand for verification of patient radiation dose.
The patient-centric microStar solution facilitates even the most difficult measurements in therapeutic radiology, and has been clinically proven as a superior alternative to TLDs and diodes, especially for in vivo dosimetry applications where precise measurement of skin entrance dose is crucial. Some clinicians are hailing microStar as “the future of patient monitoring.”
The “microStar solution offers clinicians and their patients the reassurance of a second opinion on radiation dose,” explains Cliff Yahnke, Ph.D., Landauer’s Director of Technology and one of more than 12 physicists on staff worldwide. “It provides verification that patients are receiving the prescribed therapy.”
A single, simple, cost-effective solution for a variety of therapeutic environments, the microStar solution enables clinicians to work more efficiently because nanoDots have no dependence on irradiation angle or energy. No annealing or other labor-intensive preparation is required, and the portable microStar reader’s speedy throughput produces immediate results onsite, on demand.
Additionally, the non-destructive readout of nanoDot OSL dosimeters allows reanalysis, a feature not found in TLD and other dosimetry alternatives. This enables clinicians to record cumulative dose with multiple readings, and archive dosimeters for future reanalysis or to create a permanent dose record.
With healthcare’s recent focus on cumulative radiation dose from diagnostic procedures, the microStar solution may also be used to reassure patients that tests have been dose-optimized for greatest precision.
“OSL has proven its superiority to alternative technologies in occupational dosimetry. With its high degree of precision, ease of use and affordability, we believe it is the ideal complement for therapeutic radiology applications as well,” concludes Yahnke.
About Landauer
Landauer is the leading provider of analytical services to determine occupational and environmental radiation exposure. For more than 50 years, the Company has provided complete radiation dosimetry services to hospitals, medical and dental offices, universities, national laboratories, and other industries in which radiation poses a potential threat to employees. Landauer’s services include the manufacture of various types of radiation detection monitors, the distribution and collection of the monitors to and from clients, and the analysis and reporting of exposure findings.
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