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Elekta Compact purposefully was designed with a single low-energy photonbeam and a small footprint specifically, so it is ideally positioned for usein a small treatment room and in specialized markets. Its efficient designmakes it more accessible to a wider range of health care providers who want togive their patients the optimal care in radiation therapy. "Elekta iscommitted to fighting cancer and enhancing patients' quality of life," saysPuusepp. "With the addition of Elekta Compact to our product portfolio, Elektais now a provider of linear accelerators across the full spectrum of price andperformance specifications."
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Smaller footprint targets untapped markets
In rooms that previously contained a Cobalt unit, or a treatment room withlimited space, Elekta Compact may be an appropriate first step. "For formerCobalt users who want a simple linear accelerator that is a 'workhorse' inproviding cancer treatment with fewer complications, Elekta Compact can fill atreatment room that might otherwise lay empty," says Olof Sanden, ExecutiveVice President, Elekta, Europe.
Elekta Compact was designed and positioned to give all customers access tothis exceptional product. "We haven't forgotten that there's a need forappropriate products to meet all customers' needs," says Russ Cox, Manager ofOncology Product Management and Senior Product Manager of Precision RadiationTherapy Systems at Elekta. "For countries needing to rapidly increasetreatment capacity and those countries where Cobalt replacements are becomingmore common, this is an ideal machine."
Elekta Compact users will have access to electronic treatment records andsophisticated information management systems to help streamline workflow."Elekta Compact begins as a simple point-and-shoot precision radiationtreatment system," says Cox, "and we make available an interface to allow theoutput of treatment parameters to external record-and-verify systems such asthe MOSAIQ(TM) system provided by Elekta."
Elekta Compact upgradeable to higher-end product
Elekta Compact has various upgrade paths to a higher-value product. "Amini multi-leaf collimator from Elekta can be mounted along with associatedsmall field cones for stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery," explainsCox. In addition, the user can start with an Elekta Precise standard tabletopand upgrade to all forms of carbon fiber tabletops based on the customer'sindividual clinical needs.
In keeping with Elekta's ESTRO theme, "Moving forward together," Elekta isshowcasing the entire Elekta family of products, services and companies,including Elekta's flagship products together with integrated productinnovations from all Elekta companies.
About Elekta
Elekta is an international medical-technology Group, providing meaningfulclinical solutions, comprehensive information systems and services forimproved cancer care and management of brain disorders. All of Elekta'ssolutions employ non-invasive or minimally invasive techniques and aretherefore clinically effective, gentle on the patient and cost-effective.
Clinical solutions include, among others, Leksell Gamma Knife(R) productline for non-invasive treatment of brain disorders, Elekta Axesse(TM) forImage guided Stereotactic treatments, and Elekta Synergy(R) for intensitymodulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
