Atlanta, Georgia, October 18,
2007
Elekta, a global leader in radiation oncology and non-invasive
neurosurgery solutions, will feature advances in cancer care at
the 49th Annual Meeting of The American Society for Therapeutic
Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) that dramatically reduce
treatment times and increase efficiency. The meeting will be
held October 28 - November 1 at the Los Angeles Convention
Center (Los Angeles, California, USA). Elekta will showcase
innovative offerings that optimize productivity and workflow,
empowering health care professionals to spend more time on
patient care. One important highlight will be the announcement
of a new Elekta solution for clinical Volumetric Intensity
Modulated Arc Therapy* (VMAT) that more precisely targets tumors
and protects surrounding healthy tissue, while drastically
reducing radiation therapy treatment times.
Jay Hoey, Executive Vice President Product Creation at Elekta
and CEO of IMPAC Medical Systems, an Elekta company, will unveil
this improvement over existing Intensity Modulated Radiation
Therapy technologies at noon (PDT) October 28 on Elekta booth
1719.
Innovation on display at several Elekta Group booths
More than 11,000 domestic and international participants are
expected at the 2007 ASTRO meeting. Elekta, an Ambassador-level
sponsor of the event, will feature a wide range of products from
the Elekta family of companies all of which highlight
personalized efficiency.
“These Elekta innovations represent a singular focus on
personalized efficiency – optimizing every step of the care
process, to ensure care is focused on the patient and not on the
technology,” says Joseph K. Jachinowski, President and CEO,
Elekta North America.
Further demonstrating its commitment to personalized efficiency,
Elekta will showcase:
- Elekta
Synergy®, the market-leading multi-functional Intensity
Modulated and Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IMRT and IGRT)
system that provides automated workflow tools and 3D volumetric
imaging at the time of treatment.
- Leksell
Gamma Knife® Perfexion™, the latest generation of Gamma Knife
surgery for cranial radiosurgery and the only radiation
technology that has a specific indication for the treatment of
brain metastases.
- Elekta
Axesse™, a whole body, robotic image-guided stereotactic
treatment management system. This cutting edge technology
streamlines workflow through a combination of advanced robotics,
integrated software and patient-friendly immobilization.
Oncology
information products demonstrating personalized efficiency will
be on display at IMPAC booth 1609. MOSAIQ™, image-integrated
electronic medical record, MOSAIQ™ RTP* suite for treatment
planning, the MOSAIQ™ Oncology PACS (Picture Archiving and
Communications System), an oncology specific PACS and
SYNERGISTIQ™ will be showcased. SYNERGISTIQ is a unified therapy
treatment console environment that eliminates bottlenecks
associated with simultaneously managing otherwise complex
image-guidance and delivery processes.
Medical Intelligence, an Elekta Company, also will be
demonstrating advancements in patient immobilization during
radiation treatments at booth 1701. In addition, the iBEAM® evo
Couchtop – the next generation of homogenous carbon fiber
couchtops – will be on display, as well as, the new fully
robotic HexaPOD™ evo** positioning table for efficient and
accurate 6D patient positioning.
These and other Elekta solutions demonstrate Elekta’s commitment
to making cancer care easier for therapists and patients. “The
combination of Elekta and IMPAC clinical solutions are
simplifying and streamlining the treatment process to create a
better experience for patients, as well as, enhance the
efficiency of the clinician, demonstrating our commitment to
personalized efficiency,” says Jachinowski.
Users’ Meeting
Concurrent with the ASTRO show will be the IMPAC and Elekta
Radiation Oncology Users’ Meeting, Saturday, October 27 at the
Pasadena Civic Center (Pasadena, California, USA). Expected to
draw more than 1,000 IMPAC and Elekta users, the meeting will
focus on optimizing personalized efficiency within the clinic
through advanced and dynamic innovations. Participants will
attend sessions on EMR workflow featuring MOSAIQ, efficiency and
advancements in IGRT and stereotaxy, and business and economic
solutions.
*Volumetric Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) and MOSAIQ™
RTP are works in progress and not commercially available
**HexaPOD™ evo is pending 510(k) clearance from the FDA
About Elekta
Elekta is an international medical technology group, providing
oncologists, radiation therapists, neurosurgeons and many other
medical specialists with state of the art tools to fight serious
disease.
Elekta provides advanced clinical solutions, comprehensive
management and information systems as well as services for
improved cancer care and management of brain disorders.
Elekta’s systems and solutions are used in over 4,500 hospitals
around the world. Clinical and information management solutions
include, among others, Leksell Gamma Knife® for non-invasive
treatment of brain disorders, Elekta Axesse™ and Elekta Synergy®
for stereotactic and image guided radiation therapy and
radiosurgery as well as the MOSAIQ™ suite of software for
image-enabled EMR and efficient management of clinical and
patient data.
With more than 2,000 employees globally, the corporate
headquarter is located in Stockholm, Sweden and the company is
listed on the Nordic Exchange under the ticker EKTAb. More
information about Elekta can be found at www.elekta.com. |
