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Aug 19, 2020, 10:44 ET New treatment solution for U.S. cervical cancer patients now available for clinical use
Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) announced today that its Geneva Universal Gynecological Applicator recently received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance, enabling...
Feb 26, 2020, 01:55 ET Elekta Named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for the Second Time
Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) announced today that they have been named one of the 2020 World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere, a global leader in...
Jan 31, 2020, 08:47 ET Elekta's Versa HD and MOSAIQ Selected as Category Leaders in 2020 Best in KLAS: Software and Services Report
Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) today announced that its Versa HD™ linear accelerator and MOSAIQ® Oncology Information System (OIS) have been selected as Category ...
Jan 30, 2020, 02:15 ET Switzerland's Hôpital Riviera-Chablais Treats its First Patient With Elekta Unity MR-Linac
Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) today announced that Hôpital Riviera-Chablais in Rennaz has treated the first patient in Switzerland using Elekta Unity MR-Linac,...
Jan 15, 2020, 01:52 ET China's HEDY Group Acquires 10 Elekta Cancer Treatment Systems
Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) and HEDY Group of Guangzhou, China, recently signed an agreement for 10 linear accelerators (linacs) as well as Monaco® treatment...
Dec 16, 2019, 02:00 ET FDA Approves Diffusion-Weighted Images for Elekta Unity, Expanding Options for Assessment During Therapy
Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) today announced that it has received 510(k) premarket notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the use of...
Nov 14, 2019, 04:20 ET Uppsala University Hospital First in Sweden to Treat Patient With Elekta Unity Cancer Treatment System
Sweden's first-ever patient to be treated on the groundbreaking Elekta Unity MR-Linac radiation therapy system took place at Uppsala University...
Oct 23, 2019, 01:35 ET Elekta Wins the Technology Services Industry Association STAR award
The Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) has presented Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) with its STAR award - a great honor in the technology services...
Oct 17, 2019, 01:56 ET Elekta Unity MR-Linac Receives Innovation Award from the Institute of Physics
Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) announces that its Elekta Unity magnetic resonance radiation therapy (MR/RT) system has been awarded the Institute of Physics...
Sep 26, 2019, 02:33 ET Multiple Abstracts Presented at ASTRO Demonstrate the Technical Capabilities and Clinical Utility of the Elekta Unity MR-linac System
Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) today announced that its Elekta Unity magnetic resonance radiation therapy (MR/RT) system was featured in 21 abstracts at the...
Sep 16, 2019, 10:11 ET Elekta Awarded Sole Source Agreement With Premier
Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) has been awarded a group purchasing agreement for Full Line Radiation Oncology Products and Services with Premier. Effective...
Sep 05, 2019, 01:45 ET Elekta Announces Exclusive Agreement With DOSIsoft for Distribution of Key Patient-specific QA Solutions
Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) has signed a distribution agreement with DOSIsoft, a company that offers patient-specific quality assurance (QA) software, to be...
Sep 03, 2019, 02:04 ET Elekta to Highlight Precision Radiation Medicine Solutions That Improve Patient Outcomes at ASTRO Annual Meeting
At the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2019 Annual Meeting, September 15-18 in Chicago, Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) will highlight its growing ...
Aug 16, 2019, 01:50 ET Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Treats its First Patient With Elekta Unity MR-Linac
Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) today announced that the Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has treated its first patient using Elekta...
Jul 19, 2019, 09:18 ET Elekta Unity MR-Linac Receives Clearance From the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) today announced that its Elekta Unity magnetic resonance radiation therapy (MR/RT) system has achieved regulatory certification...
Jul 12, 2019, 09:22 ET Elekta to Demonstrate Leadership in Precision Radiation Medicine at AAPM with Launch of new QA Portfolio
SAN ANTONIO, July 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – At the 61st American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting & Exhibition, July 14 - 18 ...
Jul 11, 2019, 09:18 ET University Hospital Tübingen Delivers 1,000th Fraction With its Elekta Unity MR-Linac
Less than one year after installing its Elekta Unity magnetic resonance radiation therapy (MR/RT) system, the team of clinicians at University...
Jun 13, 2019, 01:44 ET Elekta Increases Focus on Digitization - Hires Sukhveer Singh to Drive Elekta Digital strategy
igital solutions are high on the agenda for most industries, especially within healthcare. Under the umbrella of Elekta Digital, Elekta has a history ...
Apr 26, 2019, 10:27 ET Elekta Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against ZAP Surgical Systems Inc.
Elekta (EKTA-B.ST), a pioneer in development of precision radiation therapy, radiosurgery and clinical software for the treatment of cancer and...
Apr 25, 2019, 01:44 ET Elekta Demonstrates Leadership in Precision Radiation Medicine at ESTRO 38
At the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) 38th Annual Conference, April 26-29 in Milan, Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) will demonstrate its...
Mar 25, 2019, 02:43 ET Elekta Unity MR-linac Receives Medical Device License From Health Canada
Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) today announced that its Elekta Unity magnetic resonance radiation therapy (MR/RT) system has received a Medical Device License...
Mar 08, 2019, 01:50 ET Elekta Hits Radiotherapy Milestone With 5,000th Linear Accelerator Manufactured
With the number of new cancer cases globally expected to rise by about 70 percent over the next two decades1-2, access to radiotherapy – a key...
Feb 26, 2019, 06:17 ET Elekta Named One of the World's Most Ethical Companies in 2019 by Ethisphere
Elekta (EKTA-B.ST), a leader in precision radiation medicine, has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and...
Feb 05, 2019, 09:22 ET Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center at Froedtert Hospital Begins Patient Treatments with Elekta Unity MR-linac
Elekta Unity allows treatment to be adapted daily based on tumor status, improving accuracy of radiation delivery to tumor while sparing healthy...
Feb 04, 2019, 01:52 ET Elekta: New Study to Learn From Every Cancer Patient Treated With Magnetic Resonance Radiation Therapy
Today, the international MR-linac Consortium announced the launch of the MOMENTUM study. The study is designed to generate data that enable safe,...
