Medical isotope producer Advanced Medical Isotope (AMIC) of Kennewick, WA, has signed a deal to develop a brachytherapy treatment product.
AMIC signed an agreement with science and technology firm Battelle of Columbus, OH, to develop a proprietary technology for the controlled delivery of yttrium-90 microspheres for brachytherapy applications. The company believes that yttrium-90 will minimize radiation dose to normal tissue during brachytherapy compared to radiation delivered by existing metallic seeds.
AMIC said it will probably seek clearance for the technology from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration during 2009.
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