VA awards contract extension to Elekta

AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Oct 3, 2006

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has renewed its contract with Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta for one year, with the option of three more years.

The contract includes the VA, the Department of Defense, and other federal agencies, and covers the Stockholm-based company's digital linear accelerators for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and 3D x-ray volume imaging for image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT).

In addition, Impac Medical Systems, a division of Elekta, received a contract from the VA for its oncology-specific healthcare IT technology, under the same contract terms.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
October 4, 2006

Related Reading

Elekta adds Cooper University to Perfexion client roster, September 14, 2006

Elekta signs U. of Virginia, September 6, 2006

Elekta inks US Oncology deal, August 31, 2006

Elekta acquires majority in BMEI, August 24, 2006

Elekta gets FDA nod, August 23, 2006

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