Post-treatment Visualization and Quantification
Holmium-166
microspheres allow for post-treatment visualization and quantification using
MRI and SPECT, for further analysis in
Q-SuiteTM
“QuiremSpheres™ gives us the confidence we need to start individualizing treatments”
Prof.
Dr.
Ralf-Thorsten Hoffmann, Head of Interventional Radiology, University Hospital
Dresden

Q-SuiteTM
Q-SuiteTM: accurate
post-treatment dosimetry to verify the radiation dose delivered
- Dose Reconstruction based
on quantitative Holmium-166 MRI or SPECT
- Evaluation of Dose absorbed
in tumour and in healthy liver tissue
Deliver
with
ease
QuiremSpheres® and
QuiremScout® use the same intuitive and efficient administration system
The
system is easy to learn – it
has been developed in collaboration with leading SIRT physicians and
incorporates features that you may already be familiar with if you have
performed SIRT.
Preparation
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General specifications
QuiremSpheresTM is supplied as a standard dose in a single capped V-vial or as a standard dose divided among several capped V-vials.
Isotope | Holmium-166 | Yt-90 |
Beta-radiation (Emax) | 1.77 MeV (48.7%) 1.85 MeV (50.0%) | 2.28 MeV |
Gamma-radiation | 81 keV (6.7%) | - |
Visible on MRI | Yes | No |
Half-life | 26.8 hours | 64.1 hours |
Material | Poly(L-lactic acid) | Resin (r) or glass (g) |
Diameter | 15-60 μm | 20-60 μm (r) 20-30 μm (g) |
Density | 1.4 g/cm3 | 1.6 g/cm3 (r) 3.3 g/cm3 (g)
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Software Requirements
| Hardware Recommendations
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- x64 based computer running Microsoft Windows 7, 8.1 or 10
| - Dual-core CPU, 2.0GHz or higher
- 16 GB RAM
- SSD with 20 GB free disk space
- Screen resolution 1920x1080 or higher
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Item specifications
QS-V001 | Holmium-166 microspheres,QuiremSpheres™
| V-vial containing a patient-specific dose of QuiremSpheres™
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QS-C001 | Customer kit
| Set of re-usable administration box and accessories for administration of QuiremSpheres™
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QS-D001 | Delivery set | Set of sterile single-use tube lines for administration of QuiremSpheres™ (in a carton of 6 pieces)
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8QSQ002
| Q-Suite™
| Holmium 166 SIRT planning & post-treatment verification software
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References
1 HEPAR I: Smits et al, 2012 Lancet Oncology 2 HEPAR II: Prince et al, 2017 Journal of Nuclear Medicine