SUNNYVALE, California, Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuray Incorporated's (NASDAQ: ARAY) Radixact® System continues to penetrate the global radiotherapy market with its first installation in Turkey. Patients in Istanbul, Turkey will have a new cancer-fighting treatment option when clinicians at Anadolu Medical Center begin using the recently installed Radixact System. This next-generation helical radiotherapy system is replacing a conventional linear accelerator. With the addition of the Radixact System, Anadolu Medical Center will be the only facility in Turkey to offer patients treatment with both Accuray cutting-edge delivery systems -- the CyberKnife® System and the Radixact System.

The Radixact System is fully-integrated with the Accuray Precision® Treatment Planning System (TPS) and the iDMS™ Data Management System, enabling the clinical team to increase the ease and speed with which they deliver image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IG-IMRT) treatments to virtually all patients across a broad range of indications. The CyberKnife platform specializes in delivering stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) treatments with sub-millimeter precision.

"Radiotherapy is an important part of cancer treatment and using advanced technology, such as the Radixact System, aligns with our focus on putting patients first. We plan to treat a wide range of indications with the new system including craniospinal, head and neck, pelvic and breast cancers, as well as for total body irradiation," said Prof. Hale Başak Çağlar, radiation oncologist and radiation oncology director, Anadolu Medical Center. "We selected the Radixact System because its unique architecture facilitates the efficient delivery of highly-sculpted radiation doses to these types of indications. Additionally, the Accuray Precision TPS will enable us to generate high quality treatment plans for both the Radixact and CyberKnife Systems. We'll have the flexibility to treat patients using both systems, or to switch patients from one system to the other, providing us with more options in terms of how we treat each patient's cancer and really personalizing every treatment experience."
"Anadolu Medical Center is a reference center for Turkish cancer patients and an important destination for international cancer patients seeking high quality, up-to-date care. Cutting-edge technology is an important and indispensable part of the evidence-based advanced approach to the cancer treatment we offer," said Turkan Ozilhan Tacir, Chief Executive Officer at the Anadolu Medical Center. "Anadolu Medical Center is installing the first Radixact in Turkey as part of our comprehensive approach to cancer care. Our goal is to expand treatment options for both local and international cancer patients and provide them with the best possible care. Continually updating our equipment and services in order to offer the latest high-tech medical care, I feel proud to say that we are among the most technologically advanced hospitals in the world."

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