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Elekta receives U.S. FDA clearance for Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion

Published in Pain and Central Nervous System Week, September 18th, 2006

On Monday, August 21, the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) issued a 510(k) pre-market clearance for Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion, allowing Elekta to market this innovative new system for stereotactic radiosurgery also on the U.S. market.

With Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion, Elekta expands the Gamma Knife product line with a completely new system that takes stereotactic radiosurgery to the next level and provides a platform for further refinement and expansion of radiosurgery procedures in the brain, cervical spine and head & neck regions.

Compared to earlier models, Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion allows for a dramatically increased treatable...

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Source: Pain and Central Nervous System Week (2006-09-18)

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