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Elekta Oncology Users Meeting (EOUM) & ASTRO, Miami, FL October 2011

At the 20th Elekta Oncology Users Meeting (EOUM) and American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 53rd Annual Meeting, Elekta highlighted its broad spectrum of solutions designed to simplify the complex processes involved in radiation therapy, inspiring confidence in healthcare professionals who use Elekta technology.

 

 

During the ASTRO meeting, Elekta featured two solutions in particular that exemplify its focus on managing complexity: Clarity® with Autoscan* real-time soft tissue tracking and Identify™* radiofrequency identification (RFID) based solution. View the on-booth six minute interactive demonstration by clicking on the ASTRO banner.

The EOUM, held the Saturday before ASTRO, was attended by approximately 950 customers and featured over 50 educational sessions.

  • Building an SBRT Program - Jonas Fontenot, Ph.D., DABR, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA
  • MOSAIQ® Mobile: EMR Everywhere - Wade Hatler, Director, Systems Architecture, Elekta Inc.
  • Procedure Coding Efficiency: Using MOSAIQ® Tools - Martha Hoey, Product Manager and Melisa Rivard, Product Manager
  • Optimizing MOSAIQ®: Getting the Most Out of Your Schedul - Michael Cretaro, CIO, Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York

Not able to attend ASTRO this year? Below are some quick highlights:

  • Elekta welcomed Nucletron to the family. The acquisition agreement between Elekta and brachytherapy world leader, Nucletron, broadens Elekta’s product offering for patients with cervical, prostate, breast and rectal cancers. The resulting combination of products is particularly important as the combination of brachytherapy and external beam radiation therapy treatments continues to emerge as a common therapy for certain diseases.
  • For the first year, the Medical Oncology Summit was held in conjunction with the Elekta Oncology User Meeting.
  • Following the 20th Annual Elekta Users Meeting, the Third Annual Charity Bash was held, raising USD 53,000 for the Sandy B. Muller Breast Cancer Foundation.
  • Elekta presented how innovation and product development as well as increased presence in fast growing emerging markets are the cornerstones in Elekta’s growth strategy at the annual Investors Meeting held during ASTRO. In addition, Elekta also described how its recently acquired brachytherapy solutions will contribute to Elekta’s growth.

*Identify and the Autoscan component are works in progress and not available for sale or distribution in all markets.

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