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John Brenna, TOPEX President, stated "TRG consistently demonstrates topperformance for SRT 100 sales and customer service support. Their reputation,market position and overall leadership in oncology product sales provide theopportunity for increased growth". The expanded agreement includes exclusiveterritory distribution in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas,Louisiana, Hawaii and Southern California.
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John Marquez, TRG President stated, "Together with TOPEX we offer aproduct that is affordable, reliable, and extremely effective. We know theTOPEX SRT 100 enables our customers the ability to provide superior,cost-effective, skin cancer patient care." TRG has sold and installed a numberof the TOPEX SRT 100 systems in the United States including sites for CoastalRadiation Oncology Medical Group, headquartered in Santa Maria, CA.
One of the first Coastal Group locations to experience the advantages ofthis technology was Dr. Robert Hesselgesser at the Westlake Village,California medical treatment center. "My patients are quite pleased as well asthe referring physicians," stated Dr. Robert Hesselgesser. "My experience withthe TOPEX system has been very gratifying to say the least! It is easy,reliable, and efficient in its operation." "Superficial has better dosimetryfor smaller and hard to reach areas such as the creases around the nose, eyes,and ears and provides an alternative to surgery. I love the clinical andcosmetic results treating patients with the superficial system."
Over 2.5M worldwide skin cancer cases are diagnosed annually andcontinuously rising with medical costs exceeding $3.0B - a global problem!Increased exposure to the sun without protection and a decreasing naturalozone layer are cited as the chief causes of this increase.
The SRT 100 system provides an alternative to surgery for treating basalcell and squamous cell carcinomas. The superficial unit works particularlywell for primary lesions requiring difficult or extensive surgery withsensitive structures in the head and neck regions -- the fold in the nose,eyelids, lips, the corner of the mouth and the lining of the ear that wouldotherwise lead to a poor cosmetic outcome. This treatment does not require theuse of anesthetics and eliminates the need for skin grafting when surgerycould result in a less than desirable outcome. This procedure also benefitsthose patients who have a fear of surgery or a needle phobia, for thosepatients who have contraindications for reconstructive surgery that are takinganti-coagulants and blood thinners and for those that cannot tolerate generalanesthesia. This is a pain free procedure with excellent cosmetic results anda well documented high cure rate. The insurance industry, including Medicarepart B, widely accepts this procedure for reimbursement.
Therapy Remarketing Group (TRG) is a leading reseller of radiation therapysolutions providing a premier selection of radiation oncology equipment fromleading industry manufacturers. TRG provides a unique mix of new andpreviously owned radiation therapy equipment including linear accelerators,CT-simulators, HDR and the TOPEX Superficial X-ray System. TRG provides new,used and refurbished equipment packages, including linear accelerators, IMRTand IGRT solutions and CT systems. Visit the TRG website at www.therapyrg.com.
TOPEX, Inc. is a medical device technology company focused on the design,manufacture and global distribution of a unique mobile superficial x-raysystem developed specifically for the treatment of skin cancer. The TOPEX SRT100 superficial radiotherapy system is designed to meet the clinical needs ofthe medical practit
