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Elekta Announces Clinical Start-up of Elekta Synergy(R) S at UPMC
Date:1/10/2008

he University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), western Pennsylvania's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, UPMC Cancer Centers provides the latest advances in cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment at more than 40 community-based locations throughout the region. UPCI comprises the academic and research activities for cancer at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

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UPMC and Elekta have partnered in the assessment and use of a variety of technologies over the last 25 years, including stereotactic guiding technologies, robotic surgical microscopes, magnetoencephalography, linear accelerator radiation systems and Gamma Knife(R) radiosurgery. Certain doctors at UPMC serve on an advisory panel and act as paid consultants to Elekta.


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