Sectra nets Danish order

Sjælland County in Denmark has expanded its mammography operations with the installation of Sectra’s Sectra MicroDose Mammography.

The order value amounts to SEK 11 million ($2.1 million U.S.).

The Sweden-based Sectra said that the county expects to nearly double the number of women called for mammography screening each year with the new equipment.

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