American Shared installs Gamma Knife in Fla.

AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Apr 1, 2013

Radiation therapy center operator American Shared Hospital Services announced it has sold a Gamma Knife Perfexion system from Elekta to Sacred Heart Health System in Pensacola, FL.

The system has been installed and is being used to treat patients, according to the company.

American Shared Hospital Services said it has now placed 12 Gamma Knife Perfexion systems in the U.S. and one in Turkey.

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