Gamma Knife Perfexion put to use

AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Jul 10, 2006

Swedish radiation therapy vendor Elekta said that its Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion was used clinically for the first time yesterday to treat patients at University Hospital La Timone in Marseilles, France.

The Stockholm-based vendor said that the Perfexion is a stereotactic radiosurgery system designed to make Gamma Knife surgery available to more patients by increasing the treatable volume of cancerous tissue. The company estimates that the change increases by 40% the number of patients who can be treated with the product.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
July 11, 2006

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