 | Dear Customers,
As a pioneer in cancer care and brain disorders, Elekta is continuously defining what is possible.
By integrating our products and software, focusing on disease-specific solutions and keeping the patient at the forefront of everything we do, Elekta has become the No. 1 partner for the entire spectrum of care in oncology and neurosurgery.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our customers in India for participating in Elekta's Customer Satisfactions survey. Based on results of the survey, Elekta India won the Excellence in Improvement of Customer Satisfaction award 2012/13.
We hope you enjoy reading our India Newsletter!
| | |  | Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre installs 'High Precision Radiation' to Improve Cancer Treatment
According to a recent news article in Pharmabiz, Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre at the Narayana Health City, are already treating about 10-15 cases in a month using 'High Precision Radiation' technology, Dr Sandip Jain, radiation oncologist, Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre, explained, that the facility's main focus is on safety and accuracy of treatment of the patient. In an era of globalization, whatever research happens in western countries, it reaches India within one year. Presently, this technology is the latest globally. We have successfully treated more than 1,800 patients till date.
| | | | | | | | Elekta's Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion Earns Top Rank in 2013's Best in KLAS for Radiation Therapy
Elekta claimed the top two rankings in the KLAS research firm's recently released 2013 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical Equipment & Infrastructure report. Elekta's Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion™ radiosurgery system and Elekta Infinity™ radiation therapy system earned the #1 and #2 rankings, respectively. This is the second consecutive year in which Perfexion has won the Best in KLAS award for radiation therapy.
In the report, Perfexion scored 92.9 out of 100, and 96 percent of customers indicated they would buy again. On a 1 to 9 scale, Perfexion received an 8.7 from respondents for satisfaction with product uptime, the highest score among all vendors rated in the market segment.
| | | Join Elekta for the 22nd Annual Elekta Oncology Users Meeting
In its 22nd year, the Elekta Oncology Users Meeting curriculum offers more than 60 comprehensive sessions covering the scope of Elekta's product offerings. The sessions are taught by Elekta's faculty of industry experts and internal specialists. We welcome customers who use any Elekta product to take advantage of this free educational opportunity, network with experts in your field and learn how the Power of Care can help you deliver the best clinical advances for improved patient outcome. To register, visit www.elekta.com/EOUM2013.
| | | | | | | | The 3rd Indian Brachytherapy Conference in Thane
120 Oncologists and Medical Physicists from different parts of India gathered on May 4th -5th at Jupiter Hospital, Thane in India.
Ruth de Boer, product manager for treatment delivery at Nucletron – an Elekta company's Brachytherapy division, introduced the new Flexitron Cobalt-60 afterloader. Flexitron emphasizes safety and efficiency in the brachytherapy workflow, increasing the clinician's confidence that execution of all workflow steps will proceed as planned for brachytherapy treatment delivery.
A variety of clinical topics was reviewed at the conference. The new approach in gynecologic brachytherapy, Image-Guided Brachytherapy, was discussed. This innovative approach aims to bring benefits to the patient in terms of treatment precision and has been implemented by various brachytherapy clinics in India. Image-guided brachytherapy allows for delivery of a higher dose to the target tissue, adding to increased local control rates, and a reduced dose to the surrounding tissue and organs-at-risk, reducing the occurrence of side-effects.
A live clinical case provided the conference delegates with good insight in the clinical application of head and neck brachytherapy. In addition, presentations on brachytherapy for breast, oesophagus, prostate and physics planning provided more insight and useful practical details. Finally, the topic 'Economics of Brachytherapy' lead to a very lively discussion, showing that also in India the focus on healthcare budgets is top of mind.
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