Uppsala University Hospital and Lund University Hospital in Sweden and Tartu University Hospital in Estonia invest in advanced radiotherapy systems from Elekta, a world leader in radiation therapy and radiosurgery treatment solutions.
Stockholm, Sweden January 27, 2009--(HSMN NewsFeed)--Installation of the new Elekta Synergy® systems from Elekta will enable the three university hospitals to begin treating patients with Elekta VMAT (Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy), a new treatment technology that offers shortened treatment times with the highest degree of precision.
With Elekta Synergy, hospitals in Uppsala and Tartu will for the first time offer patients Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), which enables hospital personnel to visualize the tumor at the time of treatment, while the hospital in Lund will extend its capacity for this type of targeted treatment.The order from Tartu University Hospital will be the first Elekta linear accelerator in Estonia. Due to significant demand in the region, installation of the new equipment will commence immediately. The hospital also has the radiation treatment planning system, XiO®, from CMS Software. CMS became part of the Elekta Group in 2008.
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