VA hospitals, California Navy base purchase DR from Swissray

Swissray International has been awarded purchase orders for several Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers and the Navy base at Balboa, Calif., for their flat panel DR systems.

The company’s fully automated and remote controlled APS [Automated Positioning System] DR solutions offer fast patient throughput at the low radiation doses, said John Monahan, senior vice president of strategic accounts at the East Brunswick, N.J.-based Swissray.

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