Varian signs Indonesian partner

Radiation therapy device developer Varian Medical Systems and Mochtar Riady Comprehensive Cancer Centre (MRCCC), a private cancer facility in Jakarta, Indonesia, have agreed to pursue a collaborative relationship to explore opportunities for delivering cancer treatment in Indonesia.

The MRCCC, part of the Siloam Hospitals, plans to acquire two Varian Clinac iX linear accelerators with the firm’s On-Board Imager devices to enable image guide radiation therapy (IGRT) treatments.

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