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BSD Medical Announces Purchase of BSD-500 Hyperthermia System by Horizon Medical Services
SALT LAKE CITY --(Business Wire)--
BSD Medical Corporation (NASDAQ:BSDM) (the "Company" or "BSD") announced
today that Horizon Medical Services (Horizon) in Tamarac, Florida has
purchased a BSD-500 Hyperthermia System (BSD-500). Horizon is a
sophisticated, freestanding, mobile radiation therapy center that offers
technologically advanced cancer care in the South Florida area. Horizon
has offices in Miami and in Coral Springs. Horizon's mobile radiation
therapy units provide treatments throughout Southern Florida. The
purchase of the BSD-500 by Horizon increases the number of patients who
will have access to innovative hyperthermia treatment. This sale is
further evidence of the growing use of hyperthermia therapy in Florida
and in the United States.
"Clinical studies have shown that hyperthermia delivered using the
BSD-500 can significantly increase the effectiveness of radiation
therapy without a significant increase in toxicity for certain tumors.
We are excited to have a BSD hyperthermia system placed in the
prestigious Horizon Medical Services facility," stated Harold Wolcott,
BSD's President.
About the BSD-500 Hyperthermia System
The BSD-500 Hyperthermia System is used o deliver therapeutic heating
(hyperthermia) using either non-invasive (external) hyperthermia, which
is delivered using antennas placed over the tumor, or interstitial
hyperthermia, which is delivered using antennas that are inserted into
the tumor, or a combination of both. The BSD-500 has received U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) pre-market approval (PMA) for the use of
hyperthermia in conjunction with radiation therapy to treat certain
tumors.
About BSD Medical Corporation
BSD Medical Corporation develops, manufactures, markets and services
systems to treat cancer and benign diseases using heat therapy delivered
using focused radiofrequency (RF) and microwave energy. BSD's product
lines include both hyperthermia and ablation treatment systems. BSD's
hyperthermia cancer treatment systems, which have been in use for
several years in the United States, Europe and Asia, are used to treat
certain tumors with heat (hyperthermia) while increasing the
effectiveness of other therapies such as radiation therapy. BSD's
microwave ablation system has been developed as a stand-alone therapy to
employ precision-guided microwave energy to ablate (destroy) soft
tissue. The Company has developed extensive intellectual property,
multiple products in the market and established distribution in the
United States, Europe and Asia. Certain of the Company's products have
received regulatory approvals and clearances in the United States,
Europe and China. For further information visit BSD Medical's website at www.BSDMedical.com.
Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts
are forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made,
and the Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to
reflect events or circumstances arising after such date.

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