26 September - InSightec Ltd. has begun the second stage of its FDA approved Phase I clinical trial for non-invasive treatment of brain tumors using MR guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery on the ExAblate(r) system.ExAblate(r) uses high-intensity focused ultrasound waves to ablate (destroy) tissue in combination with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Three patients with recurrent glioblastoma have already been treated at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, evaluating the ability of the ExAblate system to safely reach a targeted tumor. Based on the safety profile submitted for review, the FDA recently approved the continuation of the trial. "The ExAblate MRgFUS technology has significant potential as a non-invasive and non-ionizing tumor therapy, and offers an important potential alternative or adjunct to radiation therapy, and eventually, for brain surgery" says Ferenc Jolesz, MD Professor of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston MA. More info at www.glioblastoma.it