"We're very pleased to have Korea's first Elekta Infinity, a fully digital linear accelerator that can deliver advanced, highly accurate, image guided radiation therapy and Elekta VMAT treatments," says Charn Il Park, M.D., KIRAMS superintendent. "The system will enable the center to serve our patients and improve the standard of both treatment accuracy and quality of life after treatment through better control and sparing of healthy tissue. We believe patients in Busan and from elsewhere who come to KIRAMS will benefit from this technology."
About Elekta VMAT
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With Elekta VMAT the treatment gantry—the part of the machine from which radiation beams originate—is in constant motion, with single or multiple gantry arc(s) sweeping around the patient. During these arc(s), the radiation intensity is continuously varied and modulated. This ensures a computer assisted delivery, according to the anatomical and tumor characteristics of the patient and the dose prescription. Using dynamic gantry arcs, Elekta VMAT can result in significantly reduced treatment times, while providing a more personalized treatment. In conventional “fixed gantry” therapy, the gantry makes several stops, which add to the overall treatment time and result in a longer session.
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, 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.
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