Elekta's Gamma Knife and Radiation Therapy Systems for Cancer Treatment Take Top Three Places in 2012's Best in KLAS for Radiation Therapy

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Jun 27, 2012, 09:00 ET

ATLANTA, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta swept the top three rankings in the KLAS research firm's recently released 2012 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical Equipment & Infrastructure report*. Elekta's Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion™ radiosurgery system and Elekta Synergy® and Elekta Infinity™ radiation therapy systems earned the #1, #2 and #3 rankings, respectively, out of eight possible rankings.

In the report, Perfexion scored 93.9 out of 100, and 100 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.

Elekta Synergy scored 87.1 out of 100, and 100 percent of customers specified they would purchase again. Elekta Infinity received a score of 85.4, with 86 percent indicating they would buy again. All three Elekta solutions posted an improved rating change from last year's KLAS report: Perfexion, +1 percent; Synergy, +1 percent; and Infinity, +4 percent.

"Once again, we're honored that the KLAS respondents continue to hold Elekta products in such high regard, and that they've been able earn even higher marks than last year," says Jay Hoey, Executive Vice President, Elekta North America. "We translate our customers' perceptions of these solutions as a reflection of how well they help improve and prolong patients' lives."

KLAS gathers opinions of thousands of healthcare professionals

The KLAS awards are based on data from customer surveys of hospital and clinic executives, administrators, physicians, nurses and other directors and managers interacting with healthcare equipment and infrastructure solutions.

According to KLAS, Best in KLAS designations go to solutions that have excelled in their respective market segments, that show the vendor's leadership in working with customers to resolve issues and match expectations to reality, and that have the broadest operational and clinical impact to healthcare organizations.

"Vendors who are recognized with a Best in KLAS award are those who have gone above and beyond their customers' expectations. The goal and the value of the awards is to ultimately help providers and the industry easily identify which vendors are consistently performing well," said Adam Gale, president of KLAS.

The 2012 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical Equipment & Infrastructure report is available online. To purchase the full report, visit www.KLASresearch.com/BestinKLAS.

For further information, please contact:

Stina Thorman, Vice President Corporate Communications, Elekta AB
Tel: +46 8 587 254 37, email: [email protected]
Time zone: CET: Central European Time

Michelle Joiner, Director, Global Public Relations and Brand Management, Elekta
Tel: +1 770-670-2447, email: [email protected]
Time zone: ET: Eastern Time

About Elekta
Elekta is a human care company pioneering significant innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders. The company develops sophisticated, state-of-the-art tools and treatment planning systems for radiation therapy, radiosurgery and brachytherapy, as well as workflow enhancing software systems across the spectrum of cancer care. Stretching the boundaries of science and technology, providing intelligent and resource-efficient solutions that offer confidence to both healthcare providers and patients, Elekta aims to improve, prolong and even save patient lives.

Today, Elekta solutions in oncology and neurosurgery are used in over 6,000 hospitals worldwide. Elekta employs around 3,300 employees globally. The corporate headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and the company is listed on the Nordic Exchange under the ticker EKTAb. Website: www.elekta.com.

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