Gamma Knife Perfexion System Supplied by American Shared Hospital Services Begins Treating Patients at PeaceHealth Sacred Hea...
January 16 2015 - 8:03AM
Business Wire
AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES (NYSE MKT:AMS), a
leading provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced
radiosurgical and radiation therapy services, announced today that
physicians have begun treating patients with the Gamma Knife®
PerfexionTM system AMS supplied to PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical
Center at RiverBend, Springfield, Oregon.
AMS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ernest A. Bates, M.D.,
said, "This Perfexion system, our 28th new Gamma Knife site, makes
it possible for patients at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center
to benefit from this advanced therapeutic technology. We are
pleased to offer the latest advances in stereotactic radiosurgery
to cancer patients throughout the Willamette Valley."
About Gamma Knife Perfexion
The Gamma Knife Perfexion, manufactured by Elekta, maintains
full clinical compatibility with the classic Gamma Knife and is
supported by efficacy and outcome data from 600,000 treated
patients worldwide and thousands of peer-reviewed scientific
articles, making it a proven choice for radiosurgery of the brain.
Elekta estimates that the fully automated and efficient single
push-button approach can save 3-5 working weeks of physician time
per year at an average Gamma Knife center.
About AMS
American Shared Hospital Services provides turnkey technology
solutions for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy
services. AMS is the world leader in providing Gamma Knife
radiosurgery equipment, a non-invasive treatment for malignant and
benign brain tumors, vascular malformations and trigeminal
neuralgia (facial pain). The Company also offers the latest IGRT
and IMRT systems, as well as its proprietary Operating Room for the
21st CenturySM concept. AMS owns a common stock investment in
Mevion Medical Systems, Inc., developer of the compact MEVION
S250TM Proton Therapy System.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release may be deemed to contain certain
forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition,
results of operations and future plans of American Shared Hospital
Services, which involve risks and uncertainties including, but not
limited to, the risks of the Gamma Knife and radiation therapy
businesses, the risks of developing The Operating Room for the 21st
Century program, and the risks of investing in a development-stage
company, Mevion Medical Systems, Inc., and the risks of the timing,
financing, and operations of the Company’s proton therapy business
. Further information on potential factors that could affect the
financial condition, results of operations and future plans of
American Shared Hospital Services is included in the filings of the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A for the year
ended December 31, 2013, the Quarterly Report on form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2014, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and
Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, and the Quarterly
Report on form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, and
the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders held on June 10, 2014.
American Shared Hospital ServicesErnest A. Bates, M.D.,
(415) 788-5300Chairman and Chief Executive
Officereabates@ashs.comorBerkman AssociatesNeil Berkman,
(310) 477-3118Presidentinfo@berkmanassociates.com
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