An advanced radiation therapy device made by a Stockholm company joins the fight against cancer at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. The Infinity digital linear accelerator employs state-of-the-art technology to treat prostate, head and neck cancers, according to OLOL’s Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. The $2.2 million device made by Elekta is the second to be installed at Mary Bird Perkins facilities in southeast Louisiana, following the opening this year of a Gonzales site partnered with St. Elizabeth Hospital. Spokeswoman Amy Benton says Mary Bird Perkins has a $20 million contract with Elekta to deploy advanced radiation technology that later this year will include volumetric intensity modulated arc therapy or VMAT, which will shorten treatment time. “The combination of radiation therapy treatment resources made available by Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is unparalleled in Louisiana,” says Maurice King, medical director for the centers, in a statement.
Radiation therapy device installed at Mary Bird Perkins
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