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Cancer Immunotherapy Month: Foundation Educates Thousands with Targeted Outreach Campaign

In recognition of this year’s 8th annual Cancer Immunotherapy Month™, the Foundation coordinated with the Cancer...

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Immunotherapy Research Overview

New and ongoing clinical and preclinical research is examining the use of focused ultrasound in initiating...

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Focused Ultrasound and Cancer Immunotherapy

The Foundation established a dedicated Cancer Immunotherapy Program in 2015, with a mission to explore the...

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What is Focused Ultrasound?

Like a magnifying glass focusing beams of light on a single point, focused ultrasound concentrates ultrasound energy on a target in the body without harming healthy surrounding tissue.
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What can Focused Ultrasound Treat?

Focused ultrasound is being researched for over 100 diseases worldwide. While most are in the early stages, commercial treatment is now available in the US for essential tremor, uterine fibroids, bone metastases, and the prostate, and others are being treated elsewhere.
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Koch Disruptive Technologies: Who They Are and Why They've Invested Hundreds of Millions in Focused Ultrasound
Written by Neal F. Kassell, MD, with Chase Koch - Published: July 9, 2020
Hope on the Horizon – Focused Ultrasound Therapy for Brain Tumors
Written by Suzanne LeBlang & Lauren Powlovich - Published: May 28, 2020
Frequently Asked Questions and Resources for Patients
Written by Tim Meakem, MD - Published: April 16, 2020
How Focused Ultrasound Can Help Combat the Opioid Crisis
Written by Lauren Powlovich, MD - Published: March 12, 2020

Patient Stories

DONOR PROFILES: JANE & DOROTHY BATTEN

The Battens have advanced the field of focused ultrasound immeasurably through their philanthropy and conviction in the potential of the technology. ...
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EXPERT PROFILES: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

The Core Hub for Medical Research of UltraSound is a focused ultrasound research facility at Seoul National University Hospital aiming to make a better world using ultrasound....
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INDUSTRY PROFILES: PI Ceramic

PI Ceramic fabricates a critical part of a focused ultrasound machine: the piezoceramic elements that vibrate to produce the ultrasound....
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