Cancer patients in Sweden and Estonia to receive
advanced radiation therapy
9 February 2009
Uppsala University Hospital and Lund University Hospital in Sweden
and Tartu University Hospital in Estonia have invested in advanced
radiotherapy systems from Elekta (STO:EKTAB).
The three university hospitals will be able to treat 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 tumour 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.
“Three leading university hospitals ordering Elekta systems for
cancer treatment in just over a month reflects very positively on our
VMAT technology,” says Lennart Ward, Elekta’s Business Unit Manager for
the Nordic and Baltic countries. “Elekta VMAT is unique in allowing the
clinician to optimize all parameters of treatment delivery in order to
maximize dose to the tumour and minimize unwanted radiation to healthy
tissue.”
“We aim to be at the forefront and implement modern radiation
treatment methods,” says Kristina Nilsson, senior physician and
responsible for the Department of Oncology, Radiology and Clinical
Immunology at Uppsala University Hospital. “We look forward to having
access to Elekta’s system for Image Guided Radiation Therapy and
rotational IMRT, that is, VMAT. This will enable us to provide enhanced
patient care.”
Uppsala University Hospital will begin treating patients with Elekta
VMAT during autumn 2009. Lund University Hospital is planning to install
the system in 2010.
Bookmark this page