According to the leading financial website Motley Fool the manufacturers of CyberKnife® systems are seeing an upswing in revenues as patient numbers increase. According to the leading financial website Motley Fool the manufacturers of CyberKnife® systems are seeing an upswing in revenues as patient numbers increase.
Medical-equipment specialist Accuray maker of the advanced CyberKnife® robotic radiosurgery system has seen a pickup in orders as more users adopt the technology. In its second fiscal quarter, the company boosted its backlog by 18 orders and installed 11 new systems, bringing its installed base around the world to 190 systems. On top of the success in new orders and placements, Accuray reported a big jump in service revenue, which it expects will continue to grow as its installed base of CyberKnife® units grows worldwide. Similar to the brighter outlooks coming from medical-device and medical-equipment makers Medtronic and Varian Medical Systems, Accuray raised the lower end of its revenue guidance for the fiscal year.
Abnormal, uncontrolled cell division resulting in a malignant tumour that may invade surrounding tissues or spread to distant parts of the body.
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