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This year's Innovation Fest brought together more than 300 employees from around the world, with 70+ cross-functional teams from Beijing, Crawley, Helsinki, San Jose, Shanghai and Stockholm working together to address challenges such as ways of working, tooling, processes, customer experience, products and sustainability. "Innovation Fest was an incredible experience," said Brandon Lai, Operational Excellence Manager. "Over the two days, our team came up with extraordinary ideas, and we left with practical solutions and a sense of accomplishment."

Here are five things we improved when building Leksell Vantage, that have enhanced neurosurgical workflows: 1. Non-metal material to improve MR and CT imaging capabilities 2. Open face design to enhance patient comfort and allow access to the face for anesthesiology 3. Click on arc and less pieces for easy setup 4. Sterile field coordinate setting for faster surgeries 5. Vernier scales to enhance submillimeter accuracy What are your favorite features? Check out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3R3wWHM #Neurosurgery #Innovation #MedicalImaging

Radiographers at Royal Preston Hospital (Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) have been enjoying the unique design features of Elekta Harmony, innovations that not only enhance the patient’s treatment experience, but that also make their workday easier and more productive. “If someone at another radiotherapy department asked me if they should acquire a Harmony, there wouldn’t be any reluctance at all for me to say yes straight away,” says Gillian Clarkson, radiotherapy service manager. “For me, the patient benefits of Harmony alone would the ultimate selling point, but you can’t underestimate the major advantages for the staff and the department.” Read how they're using Harmony ➡️ https://bit.ly/4iwhJeJ

Patients with brain metastases can undergo #GammaKnife radiosurgery multiple times and still maintain their quality of life. Gamma Knife radiosurgery delivers a precise, high-dose treatment to the target, minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy brain tissue. This approach allows for repeated treatments without compromising patient well-being. Read a clinical summary➡️ https://bit.ly/4366N2l

Patients with rectal cancer often need a permanent colostomy or suffer from LARS syndrome, a major quality-of-life detractor. However, clinicians at Radiation Oncology Tübingen and other centers are helping more patients avoid surgery by using their Elekta Unity MR-Linac to apply a precise high-dose boost to conventional chemoradiation to increase clinical complete response rates as part of a new trial. #colorectalcancerawarenessmonth

Clinical evidence of HDR Prostate #Brachytherapy is shifting the landscape in Canada and worldwide. This targeted therapy is gaining traction as both monotherapy and as a boost for high-risk and unfavorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer. HDR brachytherapy as a boost after EBRT (external beam radiation therapy) has risen significantly as a trend in Ontario. Simultaneously, radical prostatectomies have decreased, thanks to evidence-based guidelines recommending brachytherapy for high-risk cases. Historically, urologists favored prostatectomy over brachytherapy due to perceived side effects. However, Odette Cancer Centre now emphasizes multi-disciplinary assessments, where 70% of patients opt for radiation therapy. Brachytherapy is making waves, offering precision and safety for #prostatecancer patients. Read the article from Gerard Morton ➡️ https://bit.ly/42ADapK

The kidneys represent a challenging target in radiation therapy due to their proximity to other organs and their complex motion patterns. Ref: https://bit.ly/41yOwbo #kidneycancerawarenessmonth

For the past three and a half years, radiation oncologists at Fortis Healthcare's Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh have used Elekta's Active Breathing Coordinator to simplify respiratory motion management, particularly for breast malignancies. “I have always been passionate about treating breast cancer patients with breath-hold based radiation therapy. My colleagues and I find ABC to be a very robust, patient-friendly system, and the patient treatment setup using ABC very reproducible,” says Dr. Vineeta Goel, Fortis Hospital’s Senior Director & Head of Radiation Oncology. Read how it's helped streamline care ➡️ https://bit.ly/4kI82uS

Dr. Rupa Juthani's passion for Gamma Knife radiosurgery and minimally invasive treatments has been a driving force in her career. In the Women in Neurosurgery spotlight series on the Neurosurgery Podcast, she reflects on her journey, how she built a successful subspecialty practice, emphasizing the importance of finding mentors who exemplified the life and career you aspire to achieve ➡️ https://spoti.fi/4bGixL5

Female cancers don't just impact women; they ripple through families, workplaces and communities. In many parts of the world, cancer is a leading cause of early death among women. To mark International Women's Day, we're sharing findings from the "Lancet Commission on women, power, and cancer" which was established to tackle inequalities women face when it comes to the disease. Additional resources for empowering women with cancer ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Dm9J0e #IWD2025