Increasing life expectancy is what cancer patients strive for. As medical institutions collaborate more with each other and treatment methods become more personalized, Elekta develops and implements medical technologies in radiation therapy so that everyone can benefit from precise and individually tailored radiotherapy methods.

The need for radiotherapy is growing every day. Radiation therapy or radiotherapy is the treatment of tumors with ionizing radiation. Radical radiation therapy is used to treat patients with cancer, while palliative radiation therapy is prescribed for temporary relief.

Radiation therapy is based on the biological action of ionizing radiation. A feature of radiotherapy's effect on tumor formations is the unequal radiosensitivity of healthy tissues and the tumor itself. Since the tumor is usually more radiosensitive, it is damaged more during radiation exposure compared to the surrounding healthy tissues. The difference in radiosensitivity between tumor and healthy tissues is called the therapeutic interval. The larger this interval, the more effective the tumor destruction during irradiation, while healthy surrounding tissues will not be significantly damaged.

Radiotherapy is used not only for treating cancer but also for various other pathologies. Such conditions include trigeminal neuralgia, brain schwannomas, keloid scars, and others.

Thanks to accessibility and a wide variety of digital processes, Elekta's range of digital high-precision linear accelerators makes advanced radiation therapy procedures available to an increasing number of patients. Elekta has been improving cancer treatment for almost 50 years. Doctors around the world trust Elekta equipment.

Elekta offers linear accelerator models with different sets of accessories and options, so each clinic can choose the configuration that suits their needs.