C-RAD AB: Order from Kuopio University Hospital Finland

7 Jan, 2013 09:00 CET

C-Rad AB
Company Announcement

C-RAD AB: Order from Kuopio University Hospital Finland

Press release 2013-01-07

An order of C-RAD Catalyst™ and Sentinel(TM) systems to Kuopio University
Hospital Finland 

C-RAD AB with its three fully owned subsidiaries in Sweden and three
international sales companies are all active in the field of radiation therapy.
The University Hospital in Kuopio in Finland has ordered as part of their linac
procurement two Catalyst and one Sentinel System. 

The Catalyst™ is a next-generation high performance tracking system based on
optical surface scanning and augmented reality through re-projection. Advanced
and highly optimized algorithms for non-rigid registration and deformable
models enable clinicians to perform a real-time assessment of patient
positioning errors before and during treatment delivery. Interfaces to major
vendors ensure a completely integrated workflow. 

The Sentinel TM  is a dedicated system for 4DCT studies and motion detection.

The hospital will use the Catalyst system for respiratory gating at two Elekta
linacs. The Sentinel System upgrades the existing Siemens CT to do prospective
and retrospective CT studies. 

Kuopio university hospital is one of the largest hospitals in Finland. The
radiotherapy department has beside conventional linacs also a CyperKnife from
Accuray installed in their facilities. 



Erik Hedlund, CEO, C-RAD AB:

”C-RAD has by Elekta been selected as the preferred supplier for respiratory
gating with free breathing. This order shows the demand from customers to do
advanced respiration triggered treatment techniques. We appreciate the
cooperation with the Elekta sales organization in Scandinavia. ”