Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
August 12, 2009
ProCure Treatment Centers, Inc., and INTEGRIS Health will use
Elekta’s MOSAIQ® Oncology Information System and XiO® treatment
planning solutions to manage and optimize its clinical and
administrative workflows at the newly opened ProCure Proton
Therapy Center in Oklahoma City, and the INTEGRIS Cancer
Institute of Oklahoma (ICIO), a comprehensive cancer care center
that will open this fall.
The ProCure Proton Therapy Center, only the sixth proton center
in the United States, opened July 8. It shares a campus with the
ICIO, which will provide a continuum of care for proton therapy
patients who need the extra services.
ProCure collaborates with leading radiation oncologists and
hospitals to develop proton centers. The Oklahoma facility will
serve 1,500 patients a year and is the first in a network of
ProCure centers to open. A center in suburban Chicago is under
construction, scheduled to open in early 2011, and will also use
Elekta products. ProCure has centers in development in south
Florida and Detroit, Mich.
Proton therapy is an alternative to standard X-ray radiation
that causes less damage to healthy tissue and fewer side
effects. It is indicated for the treatment of certain solid
tumors, particularly those that are located near critical organs
or structures, such as the brain or heart, and for treating
tumors in pediatric patients.
“Protons give a much lower dose to the surrounding tissues
which, in turn, allows for a higher dose to the tumor than with
X-ray radiation,” said Niek Schreuder, senior vice president of
medical physics and technology for ProCure. “This will
potentially improve outcomes while reducing side effects.”
Philip S. Lance, president of the ICIO said INTEGRIS sought a
single oncology information system that would maximize open
communications and efficiency across its oncology services.
“Today, many cancer related treatments require a multi-modality
approach, which drives the need for integration,” said Lance.
“MOSAIQ will provide the right foundation so that we can
continue to offer personalized medicine to our patients.”
The two centers will use MOSAIQ for all aspects of their
conventional radiation oncology, medical oncology, hematology,
palliative care and proton therapy workflow, as well as XiO for
proton treatment planning.
“We have a unique situation in that the entire oncology workflow
is based on one integrated MOSAIQ solution,” said Ben Harris,
ProCure’s director of training and development. “This is a first
in a proton treatment center. Combining multiple oncology
modalities through a central electronic medical record ensures
that our medical and administrative teams control the
information they need so we can provide the best possible care
to our patients.”
About Elekta
Elekta
is a human care company pioneering significant innovations and
clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders. The
company develops sophisticated, state-of-the-art tools and
treatment planning systems for radiation therapy and
radiosurgery, as well as workflow enhancing software systems
across the spectrum of cancer care.
Stretching the boundaries of science and technology, providing
intelligent and resource-efficient solutions that offer
confidence to both healthcare providers and patients, Elekta
aims to improve, prolong and even save patient lives, making the
future possible today.
Today, Elekta solutions in oncology and neurosurgery are used in
over 5,000 hospitals globally, and every day more than 100,000
patients receive diagnosis, treatment or follow-up with the help
of a solution from the Elekta Group.
Elekta employs around 2,500 employees globally. The corporate
headquarter is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and the company is
listed on the Nordic Exchange under the ticker EKTAb. For more
information about Elekta, please visit
www.elekta.com.
About ProCure Treatment Centers
Headquartered in Bloomington, Ind., ProCure Treatment Centers,
Inc. was founded in 2005 by Dr. John Cameron, a nuclear
physicist and particle therapy physics pioneer who was pivotal
in the development of the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute,
the third proton center to open in the U.S. ProCure provides
management support and a model for the complete design,
construction, operation and maintenance of world-class proton
therapy centers. Through affiliations with leading radiation
oncologists and hospitals, ProCure’s business model reduces the
time, effort and cost involved in creating a facility, which
allows physicians more time to focus on patient care. ProCure
plans to increase the number of centers across the country to
make proton therapy affordable and accessible to patients who
would benefit from the treatment.
About INTEGRIS Health
INTEGRIS Health is the state's largest Oklahoma-owned
not-for-profit healthcare corporation, with hospitals,
rehabilitation centers, physician clinics, mental health
facilities, fitness centers, independent living centers and home
health agencies throughout much of the state. Through its
affiliates, INTEGRIS Health operates 13 hospitals, led in the
Oklahoma City area by INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center and
INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center. The organization has
affiliated mental health providers in 50 Oklahoma towns and
cities, and offers hospice services through Hospice of Oklahoma
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