ECRI Institute Releases User Experience Ratings on Linear Accelerators

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., June 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When it comes to providing precision care for patients with cancer and other difficult-to-treat tumors, hospitals and health systems need to make the most informed decisions possible.

A recent report, Linear Accelerators, published by ECRI Institute's SELECTplus User Experience Network™, features user survey results on top linear accelerator-based radiosurgery systems. The report reveals that the average quoted price for these systems is between $3.2 million and $4.8 million.

"Linear accelerator costs are extremely high, so hospitals and cancer treatment centers need to keep cost, quality, and clinical outcomes at the forefront in their decision-making process," states Jennifer L. Myers, ECRI Institute's vice president of SELECT Health Technology Services. "We recognize the value that end-user experience and ratings can provide in ensuring the safe, cost-effective procurement of medical technology."  

Survey respondents rated linear accelerator models on a variety of criteria, including imaging capabilities, device interoperability, patient setup time, treatment speed, physics/calibration tools, and much more. The survey results are grouped by vendor and model to show how each vendor's product line fares in each category.

The user data reveal that among ECRI Institute members, four vendors dominate the market: Accuray, Brainlab, Elekta, and Varian.

An excerpt from the survey report is available for free download. The full report is available on ECRI Institute's membership website, and includes feature-by-feature comparisons, member interest (market share), and other market analytics derived from ECRI Institute's research and expert analyses. 

The SELECTplus User Experience Network is part of ECRI Institute's comprehensive technology decision support resources. The Network, a component of ECRI Institute's SELECTplus capital technology advisory service, is used by more than 3,500 member facilities from healthcare organizations worldwide. 

ECRI Institute is currently surveying users of medical management systems. Survey results will be available this summer. SELECTplus User Experience Network survey results are also available for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems, automatic endoscope reprocessors, computed tomography (CT) scanners, ultrasound imaging, beds, monitors, and alarm management.

For more information about the SELECTplus User Experience Network, contact Jennifer Myers at (610) 825-6000, ext. 5287, or e-mail [email protected]. To learn more about ECRI Institute, contact us by phone at (610) 825-6000; by e-mail at [email protected]; or by mail at 5200 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462. ECRI's European office can be contacted at [email protected]; ECRI's Malaysian office can be contacted at [email protected]; and ECRI's Middle Eastern office can be contacted at [email protected].

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ECRI Institute (www.ecri.org), a nonprofit organization, dedicates itself to bringing the discipline of applied scientific research to healthcare to discover which medical procedures, devices, drugs, and processes enable improved patient care. As pioneers in this science for nearly 50 years, ECRI Institute marries experience and independence with the objectivity of evidence-based research. Strict conflict-of-interest guidelines ensure objectivity. ECRI Institute is designated an Evidence-based Practice Center by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. ECRI Institute PSO is listed as a federally certified Patient Safety Organization by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Find ECRI Institute on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ECRIInstitute) and on Twitter (www.twitter.com/ECRI_Institute).

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