Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch Will Bring New Hope to Cancer Patients in Western Austria with the Help of Elekta Technology and Software Solutions.STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Elekta (STO:EKTAB) , a world leader in advanced radiation treatment of cancer and brain disorders, today announced an order from Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch, Austria. The order includes two Elekta Synergy[R], advanced treatment systems for intensity modulated mod·u·late v. mod·u·lat·ed, mod·u·lat·ing, mod·u·lates v.tr. 1. To adjust or adapt to a certain proportion; regulate or temper. 2. and image guided radiation therapy (IMRT IMRT Intensity-modulated radiation therapy Radiation oncology A format for delivering high-dose RT to regions–eg, nasopharynx, that are surrounded by radiation-sensitive areas; in IMRT, a broad radiation field is divided into hundreds of small pencil beams, & IGRT IGRT Image Guided Radiation Therapy ). The order also includes MOSAIQ[TM], a comprehensive oncology information management software suit from IMPAC IMPAC International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card IMPAC Intersegmental Major Preparation Articulated Curriculum IMPAC Information for Management, Planning, Analysis, and Coordination (National Institutes of Health) Medical Systems, an Elekta company. The total contract is valued at over 8 MEUR MEUR Million Euros and includes a service contract spanning over the equipments entire expected lifetime. The radiation oncology radiation oncology n. The branch of radiology that deals with the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancers. radiation oncology department at Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch is offering high level radiation therapy for about 1,000 patients annually. With the installation of the two new Elekta Synergy systems equipped with integrated high-resolution 3D X-ray volume imaging capability for IGRT along with advanced IMRT, the radiation oncology department in Feldkirch will be able to offer these new and innovative methods for irradiating tumors with extremely high precision and accuracy. The initial order was booked by Elekta in January, and the installation will begin near the end of 2007. The hospital will also install MOSAIQ, a comprehensive oncology information management solution, on more than 30 workstations, allowing oncologists and radiation therapists at the hospital to streamline its processes and seamlessly share information entered into the electronical medical records. MOSAIQ will optimize the radiation oncology workflow and support retrieval and management of data stored by the hospital departments as needed as needed prn. See prn order. for advanced radiation therapy. It will be the first installation of this kind of oncology information software system for a regional cancer center in Austria. "Elekta can provide us not only with the most advanced equipment for IGRT but also with the state-of-the-art information system needed to provide the highest level of patient care and departmental efficiency," said Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch new chief of radiotherapy Alexander DeVries, MD, PhD. Elmar Hillbrand, PhD, chief medical physicist, continues "through signing a long term service contract with Elekta the hospital can assure efficient and up-and-running department that will benefit cancer patients in western Austria". The Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch, a 660-bed-hospital, is the main regional health care center for the Austrian Federal State of Vorarlberg. The hospital serves an area of about 400,000 inhabitants
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