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. 2019 Aug 7;64(15):15TR01. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab2ba8

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Figure 5. — (a) An anchored electromagnetic transponder (Calypso, Varian Medical Systems) (top) can be implanted transbronchially in the lungs while 17G beacons (top, below the anchored beacon) can be implanted in any soft tissue (middle). The system is completed by an in-room antenna and console (bottom). (image provided courtesy of Varian) (b) RayPilot wired electromagnetic transponders (here shown uncoated, courtesy: Thomas Ravkilde) (top) can be implanted and removed from the prostate (middle) and plugged in a special couch (bottom) (RayPilot, Micropos Medical, Sweden). (c) The Clarity Autoscan probe (Elekta) (top) and console (bottom)(image courtesy of Elekta).