FOCUSED ULTRASOUND FOUNDATION Focused Ultrasound The Technology Focused ultrasound is an early-stage, disruptive, noninvasive therapeutic technology with the potential to improve the lives of millions of patients with a variety of serious medical disorders by providing an alternative or complement to surgery, radiation therapy, drug delivery and cancer immunotherapy. This game changing technology has the potential to increase the quality and longevity of life and decrease the cost of care for countless patients by transforming the treatment of a range of conditions including tumors of the brain, breast, prostate, liver and pancreas; Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy; depression and obsessive compulsive disorder; and arthritis and hypertension. With further technological development, laboratory research and clinical trials focused ultrasound could be as revolutionary to therapy as MR scanning has been to diagnosis. Focused ultrasound treats tissue with multiple intersecting beams of high-frequency sound focused accurately on targets deep in the body without damaging surrounding structures, much like beams of light can be focused on a point with a magnifying glass. At the focal point where the beams converge the ultrasound energy induces a variety of biological effects including destroying tissue, delivering drugs in high concentrations, enhancing radiation therapy and stimulating the immune response.The multiple biological effects create the possibility to treat a wide range of disorders. Magnetic resonance or ultrasound imaging is used to identify the targets and guide and control the treatment in real time. The Problem Unfortunately, it can take decades for a new therapeutic technology like focused ultrasound to become mainstream. Every year we shave off that process could reduce death, disability and suffering for countless people. The Focused Ultrasound Foundation The Foundation is a unique medical research, education, and