Customer story from ZAP

ZAP-X – Increased access to advanced treatment of brain tumors

US-based medical technology company ZAP Surgical has developed a unique device for radiosurgery treatment of brain tumor, and other conditions of the head and neck. The device is called the ZAP-X® Gyroscopic Radiosurgery® platform. ZAP-X is known for its cutting-edge design and unique gyroscopic mobility where therapeutic radiation is focused precisely on the intended tumour or target, thus avoiding critical structures. The fast and precise treatment method can be delivered virtually anywhere as the ZAP-X is self-shielded, eliminating the need for a radiotherapy vault and allowing more people access to this advanced treatment.

Collaboration with ScandiNova

The collaboration with ScandiNova started in 2015 and the first treatments with ZAP-X took place in 2019.  The power source in this equipment is a magnetron modulator from ScandiNova, model M100-i. The modulator consists of two separate units, a pulse unit that converts alternating current into electrical pulses and a tank unit that drives the magnetron and accelerates the electron beam. The magnetron modulator is a critical part of the treatment equipment and very high demands are made on reliability, compactness and enabling a high dose rate. These factors were decisive for the choice of ScandiNova as a cooperation partner. ScandiNova continuously delivers modulators for new installations of ZAP-X worldwide.