HEALTHCARE GLOBAL
Leksell Gamma Knife - used with permission of Elekta
that is the fastest in the industry . Combined with a High Dose Rate mode , clinicians can use the linear accelerator to treat patients faster and with greater therapeutic effect .
“ If you can be more confident where you ’ re going to deliver the dose , you can deliver a higher dose to the tumor ,” said Seery . “ With that you ’ ll be able to hypofractionate for some indications , which would reduce the number of treatments the patient will have to come for .”
According to Seery , the best practice is eliminating the number of required treatments . Instead of having 30-35 treatments , the goal is to bring it down to 10-15 .
The company prides itself on updating its technology and innovations , but being on the cutting edges comes with the challenge of
“ Our prime focus is establishing high customer satisfaction and meeting customer expectations , and expectations are high in Australia ”
– Elekta Managing Director Shaun Seery .
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