Varian brings radiotherapy to Indian oncology center

TriMed Staff | | Health Imaging | Oncology Imaging
Varian Medical Systems has equipped the first in a planned series of new radiotherapy centers in India--Fortis International Oncology Centre in Noida, India--with its radiotherapy equipment and software technology.

According to the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company, the new center is among the first in India to offer the RapidArc image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy system and the Trilogy linear accelerator.

Varian said its products will be employed at other oncology centers slated to be built over the next two years.

TriMed Staff

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