Elekta announced April 15 that it has received CE mark approval for its ProKnow cloud-based retrieval and storage software, which features interactive viewers and big data analytics specifically designed for the radiation therapy workflow. With vendor-neutral ProKnow, any radiation therapy department can securely upload massive volumes of data to ProKnow’s cloud server for storage, distributed contouring, plan evaluation and peer review, analysis of key metrics – including outcomes – technique evaluations and intra- and inter-institutional collaborations.
ProKnow, the only commercial product in its class, provides instant access to data via the internet without requiring any additional hardware, facilitating a remote and distributed workforce with data retrieval, plan approval and peer review available from anywhere. Centers can analyze individual patients or patient cohorts.
For individual patients, ProKnow offers:
“Ease of use and accessibility are key advantages of ProKnow,” says Maurits Wolleswinkel, President of Elekta’s Linac Solutions. “The application has an intuitive user interface, innovative tools and instantaneous access to cloud-based data for multiple users working from any location. ProKnow directly addresses centers’ need for data management, analytics and workflow automation across their oncology networks.
Elekta acquired ProKnow Systems, LLC in August 2019. ProKnow received US FDA 510(k) premarket clearance in January 2020.
*Commercial availability of ProKnow currently limited to countries that accept user documentation in English.
Elekta earns CE mark approval for ProKnow cloud-based storage, retrieval software. Appl Rad Oncol.