Theragenics to distribute Oncuras brachytherapy products

Manjula Puthenedam, PhD, | | Health Imaging | Oncology Imaging
Theragenics has signed a non-exclusive agreement with Oncura to distribute its brachytherapy-related products in North America.

The one-year agreement is effective May 1 and provides for additional one-year terms upon mutual agreement of the parties, said the Buford, Ga.-based Theragenics.

Oncura, a unit of GE Healthcare, manufactures, markets and sells the iodine-125 based OncoSeed used in prostate cancer treatments.

Manjula Puthenedam, PhD,

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