Elekta nets $4.3M order from Belgian university

The University of Liege Hospital (CHU Liege) has chosen Elekta to supply advanced radiation therapy technology and information management software for its CHU Liege Radiation Therapy department.

CHU Liege Radiation Therapy runs a radiation oncology center network in Belgium with 2,600 patients treated annually, according to the Stockholm, Sweden-based Elekta.

The contract is valued at more than $4.34 million (€3 million) and installation is scheduled to begin in March 2008.

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