C-RAD AB: The ASTRO meeting 2011
Press release 2011-10-14
Successful presentation of the C-RAD program at the ASTRO meeting in Miami.
C-RAD AB with its four fully owned subsidiaries are all active in the field of radiation therapy. C-RAD attended and exhibited at the ASTRO meeting 2-4 October in Miami, Florida.
At the ASTRO meeting 2-4 October in Miami, Florida the whole product range with Catalyst, Sentinel and GEMini was presented in the C-RAD booth. The Sentinel system was also exhibited by Aktina Medical Corporation. Number leads were the highest ever. Most visitors wanted to learn more about the new and unique Catalyst system and especially with the released functionality for respiratory gating but also to be informed about Sentinel and GEMini. Important meetings with clinicians, partners and distributors from the US, Europe and East Asia were accomplished.
The new Catalyst™ system and the previously launched Sentinel™ system presents a complete product offering and tailored configurations can be offered based on customer requests. With this product portfolio is C-RAD the world leading company to offer optical surface tracking and monitoring systems for enhanced precision, patient safety and efficiency in advanced radiation therapy. C-RAD is today the only company offering a solution based on one unit that measures and monitors the patient and accessories throughout the complete treatment chain. The C-RAD GEMini imaging system is the also solution available on the market that can be used both in X-Ray and as a portal imaging device.
Erik Hedlund, CEO, C-RAD AB:
”The objective of C-RAD is to offer innovative solutions to improve precision in advanced radiation therapy to cure more. For the first time C-RAD could present released products for all main applications. There are major centers and especially university hospitals who want to start using the gating functionality especially on breast patients. The potential with the features for inter activity and the non-rigid algorithms were much appreciated."
For further information:
Erik Hedlund, CEO C-RAD AB, Phone +46 (0)18 66 69 31, E-mail erik.hedlund@c-rad.se