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SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct 07, 2013 — Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. SVVC, +0.00% (“Firsthand” or the “Fund”), a publicly-traded venture capital fund that invests in technology and cleantech companies, announced today that it has completed its purchase of a majority interest in IntraOp Medical Corporation (“IntraOp”). IntraOp has developed a revolutionary medical device called the Mobetron, … Continued

Advancing on Cancer: Intraoperative radiation therapy now available at St. Luke’s – Cedar Rapids St. Luke’s now provides intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) for early stage breast cancer patients through an international clinical trial. IORT combines surgery with an initial, concentrated dose of radiation precisely focused on the area where most breast cancers recur. This is … Continued

A European cancer center of excellence, Ospedale Borgo Trento in Verona, Italy, recently published a study of 226 women with early-stage breast cancer that received a single dose of Intra-Operative Electron Radiation Therapy (IOERT) using the IntraOp Medical Corporation Mobetron®

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire IntraOp Medical Corporation (OTC: IOPD.PK – News) installed the 10th of the next generation Mobetrons last week at Helios-Kliniken (helios-kliniken.de) in Berlin Germany.  The Mobetron is used for electron IORT (IOERT), which has demonstrated the best overall clinical results of any breast cancer treatment, resulting in 10 year recurrence rates as low as 1%.  Currently each Mobetron in Germany treats between 250-350 breast … Continued

Intraoperative radiotherapy during breast conserving surgery: A study on 1,822 cases treated with electrons European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (Impact Factor: 4.2). 11/2010; 124(1):141-51. DOI: 10.1007/s10549-010-1115-5 Source: PubMed ABSTRACT Intraoperative radiotherapy with electrons (ELIOT) after conservative surgery for breast carcinoma was introduced at the IEO in 1999 as a … Continued