Expands Patient Access to the Benefits of Whole Body Radiosurgery
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Accuray Incorporated
(Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today
that the Turkish Ministry of Health has purchased two CyberKnife(R) Robotic
Radiosurgery Systems for installation in Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey.
Turkey's first CyberKnife System was installed at Anadolu Medical Center
in January 2005. A second system was installed in Turkey at Hacettepe
University Hospital in May 2007. In addition to the two recent purchases by
the Ministry of Health, a fifth System for installation within Turkey was
recently purchased by Istanbul University, Oncology Institute, a leading
academic institution in Capa district, Istanbul. The sales of these Systems
were coordinated by local distributor Radontek Ltd.
"The Turkish Ministry of Health's purchase of two CyberKnife Systems is
further validation of the System's worldwide clinical acceptance, particularly
amongst government institutions," said Euan S. Thomson, Ph.D., president and
CEO of Accuray Incorporated. "Full body radiosurgery with the CyberKnife
System has truly established itself as a viable treatment alternative for
cancer patients around the world."
The CyberKnife Systems for Ankara and Instanbul were purchased by the
Turkish Ministry of Health for Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Onkoloji
Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi (Ankara) and Dr. Lutfu Kirdar Kartal Egitim ve
Arastirma Hastanesi (Istanbul).
About the CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery System
The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System is the world's only robotic
radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body
non-invasively. Using continual image guidance technology and computer
controlled robotic mobility, the CyberKnife System automatically tracks,
detects and corrects for tumor and patient movement in real-time throughout
the treatment. This enables the CyberKnife System to deliver high-dose
radiation with pinpoint precision, which minimizes damage to surrounding
healthy tissue and eliminates the need for invasive head or body stabilization
frames.
About Accuray
Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), based in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a
global leader in the field of radiosurgery dedicated to providing an improved
quality of life and a non-surgical treatment option for those diagnosed with
cancer. Accuray develops and markets the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery
System, which extends the benefits of radiosurgery to include extracranial
tumors, including those in the spine, lung, prostate, liver and pancreas. To
date, the CyberKnife System has been used to treat more than 60,000 patients
worldwide and currently more than 164 systems have been installed in leading
hospitals in the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit
www.accuray.com.
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SOURCE Accuray Incorporated
06/19/2009
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