KALONA, Iowa, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — CIVCO Medical
Solutions is showcasing its RFSuite RFID tracking and verification
system at AAPM booth #817. CIVCO is also hosting an RFSuite
Symposium Monday, August 1st, from 12:30 – 2 p.m., in the
Mackenzie Ballroom at the Fairmont Waterfront, Vancouver. The event
will include lunch, pre-registration is required, and spots are
still available.
Click here to view the invitation and register. CIVCO’s RFSuite
Symposium will include several speakers experienced with RFID
technology, including Todd Pawlicki, Ph.D., Director of Medical
Physics and Clinical Operations at Moores Cancer Center in San
Diego, California, and Alfredo Siochi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
and Director of Medical Physics Education in the Department of
Radiation Oncology at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
in Iowa City, Iowa. Moores Cancer Center has been using CIVCO’s
RFSuite for nearly a year.
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“RFSuite and other innovative CIVCO solutions are providing the
clinical community with today’s tools needed to enhance safety and
ensure the effective delivery of radiation therapy,” said Geoffrey
Dalbow, Chief Technology Officer for CIVCO. “We are collecting
compelling clinical data on the use of RFID technologies to reduce
errors and improve radiation oncology workflow at both Moores
Cancer Center in San Diego, California, United States, and Hospital
San Raffaele in Milan, Italy.” CIVCO will also sponsor an RFID and
Workflow Consortium at AAPM to learn more about the clinical
benefits of RF technology.
The RFSuite system uses RFID technology to track patients, staff
and equipment and to provide accessory and patient identity
verification for treatment. “The use of RFID technolo
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