Technical tour 2: Elekta

Description

Elekta is a human care company pioneering significant innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders.

The company develops sophisticated state of the art tools and treatment planning systems for radiation therapy and radiosurgery, as well as workflow enhancing software systems across the spectrum of cancer care. Stretching the boundaries of science and technology, providing intelligent and resource-efficient solutions that offer confidence to both healthcare providers and patients, Elekta aims to improve, prolong and even save patient lives, making the future possible today.

Today, Elekta solutions in oncology and neurosurgery are used in over 5,000 hospitals globally, and every day more than 100,000 patients receive diagnosis, treatment or follow-up with the help of a solution from the Elekta Group. Elekta employs around 2,500 employees globally. The corporate headquarter is located in Stockholm, Sweden. The tour participants will get an insight to the complexity and challenges that ELEKTA is trying to master in developing their systems.

More Information

Elekta web site

Program

09:00 - 09:30 Meet outside FHS, KTH
for transport by bus to the Elekta corporate headquarters
09:30 - 12:00 Introduction by Introduction by the Måns Barsne, VP R&D Neuroscience
Coffee break
Presentation of some of the Elekta work and products
12:30 Back at KTH