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Elekta has received an order of six radiation therapy systems from the Cancer Institute of the State of São Paulo (ICESP). The order includes two Elekta Synergy® Platform, three Elekta Synergy®, and one Elekta Axesse™. Elekta will make the institute its training and product development center in Latin America.

ICESP is a social organization of health, created by the state government in partnership with the Foundation School of Medicine to be the largest hospital specializing in the treatment of cancer in Latin America. About 6,000 cancer patients are treated at the institute every month.

Elekta will make the institute its training and product development center in Latin America with the entire product portfolio available, including hardware, software, planning system, management system, and linear accelerators. The institute will also be equipped with 30 MOSAIQ® stations and 19 CMS treatment planning systems.

“This is the most important step taken by Elekta in Latin America,” said Antonio Ponce, vice president, Elekta Latin America. “We are very pleased that the institute will become the training and development center of Latin America for Elekta, a center which is linked to the largest medical university in the region.”

“We are becoming a major player in Brazil and Latin America. This order is a strong proof that our increased efforts are paying off,” said Olof Sandén, executive vice president for the region of Europe and Latin America. “We are very impressed with the response that we have received from the market on our activities and we are looking forward to expand and continue to serve the Latin American market.”