RU RU About company The BABIG company was founded in 2004 with the aim of introducing high-tech and innovative methods of cancer treatment into Russian medical practice. Since 2006, the main task of the company has been to promote brachytherapy as a high-tech method for treating prostate cancer. Today, 26 medical centers throughout Russia are treating prostate cancer using low-dose brachytherapy. Learn more news 09 July 2015 The production of microsources for the treatment of prostate cancer is presented at Innoprom 2015 in Yekaterinburg 02 June 2015 First brachytherapy operation for prostate cancer performed in Armenia May 27, 2015 Igor Shuvalov and Andrey Vorobyov got acquainted with the results of the activities of OOO "Bebig" April 28, 2015 Modern technologies and treatment methods in oncourology were discussed in Tyumen All news Brachytherapy Microspheres Microsources Brachytherapy - background Brachytherapy was first used in 1910, when D. Pasto and P. Degre introduced capsules of radium-226 into the prostate gland through the urethra. Further, in 1917 in the USA, B. Barringer introduced microsources into the gland through needles. Then R. Phlox together with co-authors in 1930 used radioactive gold as an implant. The revival of prostate cancer brachytherapy began in 1970 with the development of I-125 retropubical open seed implantation technology at New York Memorial Hospital. However, with the open retropubical technology, iodine microsources were placed manually, as a result of which the optimal dose distribution in the prostate gland was not achieved : along with the zones of excessive activity, there remained under-irradiated foci. In 1981, H. Holm and J. Gammelgard applied the technology of implantation of micro-sources of iodine-125 into prostate tissue under the control of transrectal ultrasound scanning (TRUS). This technique was first used to obtain a biopsy, and it became apparent that it could be used to visualize the position of radioactive sources in the prostate. This served as the basis for the new technology of brachytherapy . Learn more about brachytherapy © 2006-2015 Bebig Ltd. All rights reserved. Russia, 123458, Moscow, st. Tvardovskogo, 8 Tel./fax: +7 (495) 780-92-68, 780-92-69 Site creation: ALISA.design