SPbPU: ultrasound apparatus for combating tumors

2023: Product Announcement

In mid-June 2023, Russian researchers from St. Petersburg Peter the Great Polytechnic University (SPbPU) announced the development of a new complex to combat malignant formations using focused ultrasound. This is the first such device created in the Russian Federation.

According to RIA Novosti, specialists from the laboratory of ultrasonic technologies of the Center for Advanced Research of the SPBPU and the Novosibirsk Instrument-Making Plant (concern "Schwabe"), as well as employees of a number of other institutions - the N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology and the First St. Petersburg State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov.

A new complex has been developed to combat malignancies using focused ultrasound

The essence of the proposed method boils down to radiation of the tumor with ultrasound: in about 10-15 seconds, the cells are warmed up to 70-90 degrees Celsius, as a result of which the neoplasm heats up. After that, the body independently removes dead cancer cells. This approach is painless and does not require surgical intervention.

The technique is not Russian, there are analogues in the world. In particular, in France, breast neoplasms in women are treated with a similar device. But world practice shows that these methods are actively used to treat other organs. For example, in America there is a device for the treatment of prostate adenoma in men, - said Oleg Ipatov, head of the scientific and technological partnership department of SPBPU University.

At the same time, the new Russian device has a number of advantages over foreign counterparts. In particular, the procedure time does not exceed 15 seconds, while the mentioned French technology takes several minutes. In addition, the Russian apparatus provides feedback, which allows doctors to control the operating modes.^[1]

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