The Indo-American Cancer Institute and Research Center is the first in India to treat cancer patients with Elekta Compact™, Elekta’s robust, cost-effective linear accelerator for radiation therapy that addresses the cancer care needs of a wider population. The first patient treated on the system was a 52-year-old woman with breast cancer.
Indo-American Cancer Institute and Research Center is first treat cancer patients with Elekta Compact
The Indo-American Cancer Institute and Research Center is the first in India to treat cancer patients with Elekta Compact™, Elekta’s robust, cost-effective linear accelerator for radiation therapy that addresses the cancer care needs of a wider population. The first patient treated on the system was a 52-year-old woman with breast cancer.
Dr. Mohana Vamsy, MS, Mch, is Director and Chief Surgical Oncologist at the Indo-American Cancer Institute says,It is a very compact, user friendly machine.
In addition to Elekta Compact, the Institute is installing Elekta Synergy® Platform , a unique digital linear accelerator that is X-ray Volume Imaging (XVI)-ready. The Institute also utilizes Elekta Synergy® a digital linear accelerator featuring full 3D imaging at the time of treatment. It was the first clinical IMRT and IGRT system in India.
