Elekta's MOSAIQ and Versa HD earn top honors in 2021 Best in KLAS: Software and Services Report
ATLANTA, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) today announced that itsMOSAIQ® Oncology Information System (OIS) and Versa HD™ linear accelerator have been named "Best in KLAS" in the 2021 Best in KLAS: Software and Services Report. MOSAIQ was ranked first in the Oncology (Radiation) ca...
Elekta divests its stake in ViewRay
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta AB (EKTA-B.ST) announced today that it has sold its 7.3 percent of the outstanding common stock (11,501,597 shares) in ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRAY). Elekta has no remaining shares in ViewRay after the transaction. The shares in ViewRay were purchase...
Elekta reports major milestones achieved in MR-guided radiotherapy
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- During the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) and American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meetings, users of the Elekta Unity MR-Linac presented 69 abstracts recounting the past years' worth of clinical experience with thi...
Interim report, May-October 2020/21
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In Elekta's second quarter, we managed to perform better than the overall radiotherapy market both in terms of orders and revenue despite continuous challenging circumstances. We also improved margins and stabilized cash flow. The launch of our new Harmony...
Gustaf Salford appointed Elekta CEO by Board of Directors
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) announced today that Gustaf Salford has been appointed to the role of President and CEO, effective immediately. He has been Acting CEO since earlyJune 2020. Elekta's Board of Directors carried out an extensive search process, with the c...
With Elekta Studio, Elekta brings complete image-guided brachytherapy workflow to a single room
VEENENDAAL, The Netherlands, Nov. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) today introduced Elekta Studio with its launch of the ImagingRing, an advanced interventional CT system that revolves around the patient and enables clinicians to conduct the entire brachytherapy workflow - including ap...
Elekta introduces new radiotherapy solution to help address worldwide cancer burden
- Elekta Harmony to shorten treatment times and reduce footprint while maintaining high precision STOCKHOLM, Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) today introduced its Elekta Harmony* linear accelerator (linac), a cancer treatment system designed to meet healthcare centers' need for ...
Townsville Hospital Treats First Australian Patient With Elekta Unity MR-Linac, a Transformative Approach to Precision Radiation Therapy
Ability to adapt daily treatment based on real-time MR imaging enables new approach to hard-to-treat cancers TOWNSVILLE, Australia, Dec. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) today announced that Townsville Hospital inQueensland has treated the first patient in Australia using Elekta Unity ...
HKSH Medical Group Brings Precision Radiation Medicine to Cancer Patients in Asia With Elekta Unity MR-Linac
HONG KONG, July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta Unity, a transformative magnetic resonance radiation therapy (MR/RT) system that enables personalized precision radiation therapy, is in clinical use at HKSH Cancer Centre. The milestone marks the first clinical use of Elekta Unity inAsia. HKSH rec...
Elekta Unity MR-linac Receives Regulatory Approval From Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
With the potential to transform how clinicians treat cancer, Japan enters a new era of precision radiation medicine with magnetic resonance radiation therapy TOKYO, May 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) announced today that its Elekta Unity magnetic resonance radiation therapy system ha...
Elekta Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against ZAP Surgical Systems Inc.
SUNNYVALE, California, April 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta (EKTA-B.ST), a pioneer in development of precision radiation therapy, radiosurgery and clinical software for the treatment of cancer and neurological disorders, announced today it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against ZAP Surg...
Elekta Hits Radiotherapy Milestone With 5,000th Linear Accelerator Manufactured
STOCKHOLM, March 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- With the number of new cancer cases globally expected to rise by about 70 percent over the next two decades[1-2], access to radiotherapy - a key treatment modality for up to 60 percent of cancer patients - is more critical than ever. Since the manufacture ...
Genesis CancerCare Queensland is First in Asia-Pacific Region to use Elekta's Venezia Brachytherapy Applicator
BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 13, clinicians at Genesis CancerCare Queensland delivered the first of three high dose rate brachytherapy treatments to a woman with loco-regionally advanced stage (IIB) cervical cancer. The patient's post-chemoradiation brachytherapy bo...
Elekta Introduces Advanced Cancer Treatment to Kingdom of Bhutan
THIMPHU, Bhutan, July 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) announced today that it has been chosen to deliver the first ever radiation therapy system to the Kingdom ofBhutan. The National Referral Hospital, the largest hospital in the Kingdom, will install an Elekta Compact™ linear acceler...
