News Releases

New HIFU treatments available for private patients. 2006

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound can kill cancer tumours. At the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust we have concentrated on treating cancers in the liver and kidneys, and other cancers may be suitable, including those in the pancreas and bone. Treatment is now available for private patients ...

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Siemens and Chongqing HAIFU sign contract. 2005

Siemens Medical Solutions and Chongqing (HAIFU) Hifu Technology Company Ltd have signed a contract to jointly develop an MRI guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system. Aim of the collaboration is to combine Haifu’s leading therapy technology with Siemens’ expertise in ...

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CE breakthrough for HIFU technology. 2005

The recent granting of the CE mark for the model JC-Tumour Therapy System (Chongqing (HAIFU) Hifu Technology Company Ltd, China) marks a historic moment. This is the first time that the European safety standard has been awarded to a major medical therapeutic device from China ...

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Chinese 3-5 Years Ahead. 2002

The Seattle Post and Intelligencer dated Tuesday, July 30th, 2002. University of Washington researchers are trying to get a technique called High Intensity Focused Ultrasound considered as a cancer therapy ...

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Start of Clinical Trials Approved. 2002

On August 6th 2002, the British Medical Devices Agency confirmed that the proposed clinical trials could go ahead at The Churchill Hospital, Oxford with immediate effect. Local approval had previously been obtained from the Oxfordshire Research Ethics Committee, and with this final barrier cleared, recruitment of patients has now commenced for these trials ...

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Oxford High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Unit. 2002

On July 3rd 2002 the Oxford High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy Unit was opened at the The Churchill Hospital ...

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