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Global Leader in Radiosurgery, Accuracy Inc. Selects Overland Storage SnapServer
N2000 to
Streamline and Simplify Data Storage
Overland Storage today
announced that Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ: ARAY), a
global leader in the field of radiosurgery, has selected the Overland
Storage
SnapServer N2000 to expand the data storage capabilities of its
radiosurgery treatment systems. The CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery
System is the world's only robotic radiosurgery system designed to
non-invasively treat tumors anywhere in the body.
More than 100,000 patients worldwide have been treated with the
CyberKnife System, and during treatment, a typical session can create
250MB to 500MB of data. With each patient requiring an average of one to
five treatments, storage of patient treatment data can quickly become an
issue. CyberKnife users needed an expandable, easy-to-manage high
performance data storage solution that could simply plug into their
existing CyberKnife Systems. By utilizing Overland's SnapServer N2000,
CyberKnife customers are able to extend their onsite storage
capabilities, effectively expanding their existing database without
creating additional complexity or management requirements.
"Users of the CyberKnife System range in size from small medical clinics
that outsource IT to leading hospitals with an advanced IT team and
everything in between. In addition to providing customers with ten years
of data storage that doesn't require data transfers to temporary media,
we wanted to eliminate the burden of performing patient record
archive/restore management," said Justin Cambra, senior manager,
radiotherapy technologies at Accuray. "We chose the
SnapServer N2000
because it offered expandable storage options while still providing an
easy-to-use system that we felt comfortable placing in customer sites
that don't have remote monitoring access. A key factor in our choice to
work with Overland was the level of service they provide. Overland worked
with us throughout the integration process."
Accuray develops and markets the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System,
which extends the benefits of intracranial radiosurgery to include
extracranial tumors, including those in the spine, lung, prostate, liver
and pancreas. Using continual image guidance technology and computer
controlled robotic mobility, the CyberKnife System automatically tracks,
detects and corrects for tumor and patient movement in real-time
throughout the treatment. This enables the CyberKnife System to deliver
high doses of radiation with pinpoint precision, which minimizes damage
to surrounding healthy tissue, and eliminates the need for invasive head
or body stabilization frames.
To load a treatment plan into the CyberKnife treatment planning system,
clinics have to transfer between 250MB to 750MB of data quickly. Accuray
required a solution that would deliver high performance levels during
data transfer. After careful evaluation of the existing options, they
determined that the SnapServer N2000 performed the rapid data transfers
and increased data availability their clinical users need.
"Recognized by the market for being reliable, cost effective and easy to
manage, SnapServer solutions deliver a powerful set of features that
maximize application uptime, making it an ideal storage solution for
healthcare providers like Accuray that must ensure accessibility of
patient data at all times," said Jillian Mansolf, vice president of
global sales and marketing, Overland Storage. "Designed to be easily
deployed within existing IT environments, the SnapServer N2000 provides
automated capacity expansion and simplified data storage for locations of
any size."
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