2025-2026 MCW Radiation Oncology Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 28
2025-2026 Medical College of Wisconsin, Radia琀椀on Oncology Annual Report
A WearabLE Ar琀椀ficial Intelligence-POwered
Device For OP琀椀mal DAily RaDia琀椀on Therapy Using
Image Guidance (LEOPARD-IG), NCT06820385,
MCW Rad Onc Med-Tech Development Pipeline
A pillar of modern cancer
treatment is radia琀椀on therapy,
during which high-energy x-rays
are targeted precisely at a
pa琀椀ent’s malignant tumor. In
order to maximally protect other
organs at risk of damage,
treatment 琀椀ming with pelvic
radia琀椀on depends on op琀椀mal
bladder filling each day. The
current method for accomplishing
this (“standard of care”) is that
pa琀椀ents must a琀琀empt to selfes琀椀mate bladder fullness a昀琀er
drinking water before daily
radia琀椀on treatment, a challenging
task for pa琀椀ents. If the bladder is
not full, pa琀椀ents will be taken off
the treatment table and be asked to come back to the wai琀椀ng room to con琀椀nue to fill the bladder. This may
lead to pa琀椀ents’ inconvenience and anxiety, increase of pa琀椀ent 琀椀me in clinic and disrup琀椀on of pa琀椀ent’s
personal schedule and schedule of other pa琀椀ents. Radia琀椀on treatment with insufficient bladder filling may
lead to increased treatment toxicity due to higher doses to bladder/bowel. Addi琀椀onally, the logis琀椀cs of taking
pa琀椀ents on and off the treatment table may lead to
addi琀椀onal resource consump琀椀on such as radia琀椀on
therapists’ 琀椀me, machine idle 琀椀me and physicians’
琀椀me. Sonop琀椀ma, Inc, which is a company that has
spun out of the MCW Radia琀椀on Oncology
department, has developed a provisionally patented,
wearable, ultrasound-based device, called the
“Fullyet,” to con琀椀nuously monitor pa琀椀ent internal
anatomy over 琀椀me without any technician or
provider involvement. Fullyet is a wearable
ultrasound measuring device with a belt that allows
for the ultrasound to a琀琀ach to the pa琀椀ent. The
device provides real-琀椀me, ar琀椀ficial intelligence28
