Prostate cancer
Sometimes it can be hard to maintain a high precision when applying radiation treatment on an internal organ in the human body. In the case of prostate cancer, the tumor's position can vary with several centimeters depending on how big the bladder is at the time. Micropos Medicals have developed a tool for precise positioning of a tumor during radiation treatment.
1. Using a long needle, a weak radio transmitter is brought in and attached directly to the actual tumor area.
2. Underneath the patient's lower back, a pillow is placed containing a number of receivers which are reading the signals from the transmitter. The information is sent on to a computer which can calculate the tumor's position in three dimensions.
3. The bed can then be re-positioned to perfectly place the tumor in the sight of the radiation cannon. During the radiation treatment, the transmitter's position is continuously being monitored so that the bed can be fine tuned, should the tumor slide out of focus. With the heightened precision this brings, the beam can be intensified and the treatment period can in some cases be shortened from 7 to 2 weeks.

Material: Interview over the phone with a contact person at the company.
Tools: Illustrator to define the outlines. After that the work was moved to Photoshop for colouring, structures and shadows.

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