Abstract: An apparatus and method for treating a tumor mass location in a breast of a patient. The breast is stabilized in space, preferably by creating a reduced pressure environment around the breast. Particle beams are applied to a tumor mass location positioned at the center of a substantially spherical (or cylindrical) portion of a chamber filled with a fluid having an electron density substantially similar to the breast. The patient treatment platform is translated to aim the particle beam at the tumor mass location while traversing and beaming perpendicular to the portion of the chamber.

Abstract: A device, in several configurations, which fixes a breast in distended, stable position using negative pressure, and minimizes or halts lymphatic flow from the breast. The invention allows for improvement in imaging and intervention in diagnosis and treatment of early stage human breast cancer. An image-guided system which allows accurate and bloodless access to breast tissue; guided by MRI or CT; using a unique saw and cautery device; in linear and rotary configurations to remove small or large lesions from the breast.

Abstract: A device, in several configurations, which fixes a breast in distended, stable position using negative pressure, and minimizes or halts lymphatic flow from the breast. The invention allows for improvement in imaging and intervention in diagnosis and treatment of early stage human breast cancer. An image-guided system which allows accurate and bloodless access to breast tissue; guided by MRI or CT; using a unique saw and cautery device; in linear and rotary configurations to remove small or large lesions from the breast.

Abstract: A device, in several configurations, which fixes a breast in distended, stable position using negative pressure, and minimizes or halts lymphatic flow from the breast. The invention allows for improvement in imaging and intervention in diagnosis and treatment of early stage human breast cancer. An image-guided system which allows accurate and bloodless access to breast tissue; guided by MRI or CT; using a unique saw and cautery device; in linear and rotary configurations to remove small or large lesions from the breast.

Abstract: A device, in several configurations, which fixes a breast in distended, stable position using negative pressure, and minimizes or halts lymphatic flow from the breast. The invention allows for improvement in imaging and intervention in diagnosis and treatment of early stage human breast cancer. An image-guided system which allows accurate and bloodless access to breast tissue; guided by MRI or CT; using a unique saw and cautery device; in linear and rotary configurations to remove small or large lesions from the breast.