Raigmore Hospital in Scotland selects RayCare
RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ) is pleased to announce that Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, Scotland has placed an order for the oncology information system RayCare®*.
The radiotherapy center at Raigmore Hospital is the northernmost center for radiotherapy in the UK, treating close to 1,000 patients per year. The center has two Varian Truebeam® linear accelerators and has been using RayStation clinically since 2016.
Raigmore Hopsital is currently using an older version of ARIA from Varian Medical Systems as their oncology information system. The existing system needs to be upgraded or replaced. After an extensive evaluation the center has decided to select RayCare as their new, sole oncology informations system. RayCare will cover the full patient pathway including treatment delivery using the Varian Treatment Interface for connecting RayCare to the Varian treatment console. The implementation will start during the summer and the center will use the advanced workflow engine of RayCare for creating clinic specific workflows, with the aim of a complete clinical implementation in the beginning of 2025.
The radiotherapy center at Raigmore Hospital is a very busy cancer center facing the pressure of an increasing number of patients. Key for the center in the selection process was efficent scheduling, workflow support, smooth integration with the existing treatment planning system, and automation using scripting.
Steven Colligan, Head of radiotherapy physics, Raigmore Hospital, says: “We have used RayStation since 2016 and look forward to the introduction of RayCare to the department. As well as the improved integration with RayStation that it will provide, we were impressed with the automation of tasks which has the potential to improve the workflows. The possibility of using scripting as we do in RayStation further enhances this ability. We also see great potential to improve the communication and documentation which is currently fragmented across a number of different systems.”
Johan Löf, founder and CEO, RaySearch, says: “Our installed base of RayCare customers is steadily increasing and I am happy to welcome Raigmore Hospital as a new RayCare customer. I am impressed by the center’s efficient use of RayStation and the fact that they now have selected RayCare will further improve their efficiency. I am looking forward to working with the team at Raigmore Hospital for a smooth transition.”
The order value is GBP 730,000 (approximately SEK 9.7 million), excluding service contract, which will be recognized as revenue in the beginning of 2025.
For more information, please contact:
Johan Löf, founder and CEO, RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ)
Telephone: +46 (0) 8 510 530 00
johan.lof@raysearchlabs.com
About Raigmore Hospital
Raigmore Hospital is the District General Hospital serving the population of the Highlands in Scotland. Raigmore Hospital provides acute health services as well as covers all specialties and is a training hospital for Nursing and Medical staff. It is also a regional Cancer Centre.
About RaySearch
RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ) is a medical technology company that develops innovative software solutions for improved cancer treatment. RaySearch markets the RayStation®* treatment planning system (TPS) and the oncology information system (OIS) RayCare®*. The most recent additions to the RaySearch product line are RayIntelligence® and RayCommand®*. RayIntelligence is an oncology analytics system (OAS) which enables cancer clinics to collect, structure and analyze data. RayCommand, a treatment control system (TCS), is designed to link the treatment machine and the treatment planning and oncology information systems.
RaySearch's software has been sold to over 1,000 clinics in 43 countries. The company was founded in 2000 as a spin-off from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and the share has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 2003. More information is available at raysearchlabs.com.
About RayStation
RayStation®* is a flexible, innovative treatment planning system, chosen by many leading cancer centers worldwide. It combines unique features such as unmatched adaptive therapy capabilities, multi-criteria optimization, market-leading algorithms for treatment plan optimization for HDR brachytherapy and external beam therapy with photons, electrons, and protons, as well as helium and carbon ions. RayStation supports a wide range of treatment machines, providing one control center for all treatment planning needs and ensuring centers get greater value from existing equipment. RayStation also seamlessly integrates with RayCare®*. By harmonizing the treatment planning, the care of cancer patients worldwide is improved.
About RayCare
The RayCare®* oncology information system (OIS) is designed to support the many complex logistical challenges faced by today’s oncology clinics. RayCare is closely integrated with RayStation®* and provides seamless access to all the powerful planning tools in RayStation and RayCommand®. The system efficiently coordinates activities in radiation therapy and offers advanced features for clinical workflow automation, and adaptive radiation therapy. RayCare responds to the demand from clinics for a more user-friendly and workflow-oriented information system that can support the cancer care of the future.
* Subject to regulatory clearance in some markets.
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