The success of surface guided radiation therapy (SGRT) innovator, Vision RT, has been recognized with a pair of the U.K.'s prestigious Queen's Awards for Enterprise.
The business awards are given annually to companies who have had outstanding achievements in the fields of International Trade, Innovation and Sustainable Development. This year so far, 249 awards have been announced — and Vision RT was one of only six companies to receive more than one.
The Innovation award was granted in honor of the company's AlignRT SGRT product, which tracks patient position in 3-D before and during radiation therapy while also alerting the administering physician if the patient moves beyond a predefined tolerance. The system allows for a faster, more comfortable, and safer patient experience.
Vision RT's technology is protected by a total of 37 granted patents with 36 additional patents pending in regions including the U.K., U.S., France, Germany, Europe, Japan and China.
The second Queens Award for Enterprise was granted in the category of International Trade to honor the company's international sales growth — which has increased by 260 percent since 2013.
In the U.S., which possesses the largest radiation therapy market in the world, AlignRT is installed in 37 of the top 50 cancer centers.
In the following video, Norman Smith, CEO of Vision RT, describes the value of his company's product — and the growth goals it hopes to meet in the coming years.
"We feel honoured and humbled to be the recipient of such prestigious recognition, in particular to be one of only six companies in the U.K. to have received two awards in 2016," said Smith in a statement.
"Ultimately our focus has always been, and continues to be, how to improve patient care in radiation therapy. Vision RT is grateful to Her Majesty The Queen for such esteemed acknowledgement, which we believe will further propel us to becoming the standard of care for SGRT, benefiting every patient and every clinic around the world."
As a recipients of a Queen's Awards, VisionRT will be invited to a special reception at Buckingham Palace.
