Children’s Hospital of the Future Charitable Foundation Representative Takes Part in Advanced Technologies and Equipment for Radiotherapy and Radioneurosurgery Conference

May 20, 2008, Executive Director of the Children’s Hospital of the Future Charitable Foundation Olena Kovalenko took part in the Advanced Technologies and Equipment for Radiotherapy and Radioneurosurgery conference hosted by the Education City training center.

Leading specialists with the ELEKTA Company and clinical specialists delivered speeches on the following subjects:

• ELECTA Company’s advanced technologies for radiotherapy and radioneurosurgery.
• Prospects for high-tech ray therapy development in Russia.
• Physical and technical support for high-tech ray therapy in Russia.
• Modern treatment methods in radiotherapy.
• MOSAIQ – software for a management system at hospital cancer departments.
• Gamma-knife in radioneurosurgery: technical aspects and clinical results.
• Cerebral arterial and venous malformation treatment by the stereotaxic radiosurgery method with the gamma-knife equipment.

The discussion was rather animated. The speakers answered numerous questions. After the speeches, a discussion took place, followed by awarding the most active participants.