MONTERREY, Mexico and ATLANTA, July
2 /PRNewswire/ — A 64-year-old female patient with
mediastinal metastasis recently became the first in Latin America to receive Elekta VMAT radiotherapy treatment
enhanced with Monaco® planning
software. Using the arc-based Elekta VMAT delivery method,
Monaco displays how the radiation
dose should be applied — its distribution and strength on the
target. The result is a therapy that not only is rapid, but also
fine-tuned to treat cancer and avoid healthy tissues.
The patient completed her five Elekta VMAT treatment
sessions at OCA Hospital, each of which lasted less than five
minutes*. The largest private medical center in Mexico, OCA Hospital is the fifth center
in the world to utilize the combined radiation therapy planning and
delivery solution.
Since, OCA
Hospital has
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