Siemens
Oncology Care Systems has installed the first of more than 50 new and
replacement linear accelerators in the U.K. The accelerator is part of a
program funded by the U.K.’s new opportunities fund, which provides £93 million
for capital equipment acquisitions.
The Primus accelerator was installed at the Northern Centre for Cancer Treatment in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on January 2. The system features 3-D multileaf collimators and electronic portal imaging devices for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).
The Concord, CA-based company reports that two more Primus systems are slated for delivery to the Newcastle facility this spring and summer. Additional installations are also set to occur at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge and Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, U.K.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
January 16, 2001
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The Primus accelerator was installed at the Northern Centre for Cancer Treatment in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on January 2. The system features 3-D multileaf collimators and electronic portal imaging devices for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).
The Concord, CA-based company reports that two more Primus systems are slated for delivery to the Newcastle facility this spring and summer. Additional installations are also set to occur at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge and Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, U.K.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
January 16, 2001
Related Reading
Siemens completes Acuson purchase, November 10, 2000
Siemens/Acuson deal clears regulatory hurdle, November 3, 2000
Siemens expands ultrasound efforts with bid to acquire Acuson, September 27, 2000
Siemens-SMS merger gets German OK, June 30, 2000
Siemens inks deal to buy IT firm Shared Medical Systems, May 1, 2000
Copyright © 2001 AuntMinnie.com
