First Time Demonstration of Automatic Patient Positioning of ExacTrac on Elekta Linacs

Vienna, Austria (ots) -

Medical University Vienna/General Hospital Vienna showcases first
integration of Brainlab ExacTrac and Elekta linac to ESTRO 33
Attendees

Full integration of ExacTrac® 6.1* patient positioning system by
Brainlab with an Elekta linac will be demonstrated for the first time
for attendees of the European Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology
(ESTRO) annual meeting. The integrated system is set-up at the
Medical University Vienna/General Hospital Vienna, which is providing
the opportunity for an onsite visit during the ESTRO annual meeting.
ExacTrac on an Elekta linear accelerator is a pioneering combination
that enables clinicians to provide cancer patients with comfortable,
accurate treatments.

"As a long time ExacTrac user, the system has been one of our
favorite tools from the very beginning," states Assoc. Prof. Dietmar
Georg, Head of Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Radiation
Oncology, Medical University Vienna/General Hospital Vienna. "All
professions, including RTTs, medical physicists and radiation
oncologists, love to work with it. With the Brainlab upgrade to
ExacTrac 6.1* and the new Elekta linear accelerator including a
robotic table, we are excited to be able to combine premium products
from our esteemed partners."

Several institutions all over the globe have already put their
trust in this new Brainlab Elekta collaboration by purchasing an
ExacTrac IGRT system to be installed on an Elekta linac. Soon after
ESTRO 33, the companies will officially release this automated
workflow, which will enable fast, intuitive and integrated patient
positioning processes for cancer treatment.

"The product automation and integration simplifies and speeds up
daily workflow and gives us the opportunity to maximize the benefits
of both systems for our patients, including intra-fractional
verification," adds Dr. Georg. "While we continue to benefit from its
versatility for advanced and high-tech treatments in general, with
the new integration, ExacTrac will now also be the imaging and
patient positioning solution for our non-invasive, frameless
stereotactic treatments and give us high precision for cranial
treatments."

With more than 600 installations worldwide, ExacTrac is a field-
proven system for supporting sub-millimetric patient positioning for
patients with tumors anywhere in the brain and body. ExacTrac has
especially revolutionized precise patient alignment in stereotactic
treatments known as frameless cranial radiosurgery. Over one million
treatments have been performed with this non-invasive stereotactic
mask system that allows a time saving, patient friendly procedure
without compromising treatment accuracy and without the usage of a
conventional head ring.

"With our long-term partner, Medical University Vienna/General
Hospital Vienna, Brainlab is set to demonstrate our fully integrated
workflow with Elekta for the first time," explains Carsten
Sommerfeldt, Managing Director and Vice President Europe at Brainlab.
"We are continuously striving for optimal patient care, especially
with our Frameless SRS solution including the constant possibility of
monitoring the target based on real time X-Ray images during
treatment".

To learn more about Brainlab, visit www.brainlab.com

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