Egyptian cancer care gets boost with Elekta radiation treatment technology
Largest cancer hospital in the Middle East acquires state-of-the-art linear acceleratorsCAIRO, April 6, 2018 – Egypt has again chosen Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) to equip its Ministry of Health hospitals, including the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Cairo. The hospitals will acquire an Elekta Versa HD™, three Elekta Synergy® Platform linear accelerators as well as Elekta’s MOSAIQ oncology information system and Monaco treatment planning system and services. This follows an order from 2016 for five Versa HD systems. Every year, approximately 110,000 Egyptians are diagnosed with cancer and 10