Karolinska University Hospital to purchase Elekta’s Leksell Gamma Knife Icon
New system is most precise stereotactic radiosurgery system on the marketSTOCKHOLM, November 25, 2015 – By acquiring Elekta’s (EKTA-B.ST) latest generation intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery system, Leksell Gamma Knife® Icon™, Stockholm’s Karolinska University Hospital will be able to offer the benefits of precision cranial radiosurgery to more patients with a wider variety of tumor types and sizes. The hospital was instrumental in the history of radiosurgery as Lars Leksell, Elekta’s founder, received his medical degree at Karolinska Institutet, then went on to develop the original