STOCKHOLM, Feb. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- RaySearch
Laboratories AB (publ) has announced that Clínica El Rosario in
Colombia has become the first
RaySearch customer in South
America to go live with treatment planning system
RayStation® for Accuray's Radixact® System.
The clinic has also ordered oncology information system
RayCare®.
Located in the Antioquia department of northwest Colombia, Clínica El Rosario opened its doors
in 1959 and treated its first patient with radiation therapy in
2012. Since then, some 2,500 patients have been treated at the
clinic with 500-600 new radiotherapy cases expected in 2020.
Dr. Aurelio Angulo Mosquera, MD,
chief radiation oncologist and past president of the Colombian
Association of Radiation Oncology, and medical physicist Dr.
Gonzalo Cabal, PhD, lead the fight
against cancer at the clinic and are widely regarded as pioneers in
South America.
The clinic operates two advanced linear accelerators, the
Artiste from Siemens, which uses IMRT and IGRT, in addition to the
region's first installation of the Radixact System from Accuray.
Missing until now was suitably advanced software to get the best
results from the hardware installed.
The installation comprises clinical-class capabilities for 3D
conformal planning, IMRT, physician review and contouring,
multi-criteria optimization, auto breast planning, fallback and
electron planning, and deformable registration. RayStation supports
planning for Accuray's Radixact System; the treatment planning
software was developed in partnership with Accuray.
The project was made possible with the support of Rocol S.A., a
Colombian company with headquarters in Barranquilla, and strategic
partner of RaySearch in the region. Clínica El Rosario went live
with RayStation for Radixact planning in January 2020.
The clinic has also selected RayCare. The combination of
RayStation and RayCare will offer significant efficiency gains and
advanced features to the clinic.
Dr. Aurelio Angulo Mosquera, MD,
Clínica El Rosario, says: "The installation of RaySearch
technologies was a natural step on the path towards reaching our
vision of becoming an internationally recognized health institution
using the latest technologies to fight cancer. In the future, we
plan to implement AI and Machine Learning* into our planning
processes when they become available in Colombia."
Johan Löf, founder and CEO, RaySearch, says: "We are excited to
announce the first installation of RayStation in South America. This is a milestone for the
company and entering such a significant market presents us with a
huge opportunity to deliver comprehensive cancer care to many more
people."
For further information, please contact:
Johan Löf, founder and CEO, RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ)
Telephone: +46 (0)8-510 530 00
johan.lof@raysearchlabs.com
Peter Thysell, CFO, RaySearch
Laboratories AB (publ)
Telephone: +46 (0)70 661 05 59
peter.thysell@raysearchlabs.com
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