ATLANTA, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta, a world-class leader in
advanced radiation therapy and radiosurgery, has created a
three-dimensional virtual patient clinic, enabling clinicians, patients and
the general public a unique opportunity to familiarize themselves with
Elekta's products* and solutions and how they interconnect to fight serious
disease.
The clinic, available via http://www.elekta.com/evc , allows the user to
follow a patient undergoing a typical lung treatment, from the initial
consultation and diagnosis, through treatment planning, radiation delivery
and follow-up.
Inside the clinic, it also is possible to 'fly over' and 'zoom in' to
discover additional information about specific treatment tools, like
MOSAIQ(R), Elekta's image-integrated Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or
Leksell Gamma Knife(R) Perfexion(TM), Elekta's non-invasive alternative to
traditional open-brain surgery and daily radiation for brain tumors and
other brain disorders.
In addition, further functionality and content, including a focus on
Elekta's latest groundbreaking technology, Elekta VMAT, are planned and
will be incorporated in a future release. To view the Elekta Virtual
Clinic, visit: http://www.elekta.com/evc .
About Elekta
Elekta is an international medical technology group, providing
oncologists, radiation therapists, neurosurgeons and many other medical
specialists with state-of-the-art tools to fight serious disease.
Elekta provides advanced clinical solutions, comprehensive management
and information systems, as well as services for improved cancer care and
management of brain disorders.
Elekta systems and solutions are used in over 5,000 hospitals around
the world. Clinical and information management solutions include, among
others, Leksell Gamma Knife(R) for non-invasive treatment of brain
disorders, Elekta Axesse(TM) and Elekta Synergy(R) for stereotactic and
image guided radiation therapy and radiosurgery and the MOSAIQ(R) suite of
software for image-enabled EMR and efficient management of clinical and
patient data.
With nearly 2,500 employees globally, the corporate headquarters are
located in Stockholm, Sweden and the company is listed on the Nordic
Exchange under the ticker EKTAb. More information about Elekta can be found
at http://www.elekta.com .
*Some products and solutions featured in the clinic may not be cleared
for
the U.S. market.
SOURCE Elekta, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.elekta.com/evc
http://www.elekta.com
CONTACT:
Elekta Virtual Clinic inquiries: Cameron
Conneely, Program Manager Education & Training, +44 0 1293
654434, cameron.conneely@elekta.com, or Media inquiries: Michelle
Lee, PR and Advertising Manager, +1-770-670-2447,
michelle.lee@elekta.com, or Global Marketing inquires: Peter
Ejemyr, VP Global Marketing, cell: +46 733 611 000,
peter.ejemyr@elekta.com, all of Elekta, Inc.
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