Varian to help develop proton therapy facility in San Francisco
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Varian Medical Systems is set to provide its proton beam radiation therapy equipment to a new cancer treatment facility in Northern California. Varian (Palo Alto, California) will offer its technology for inclusion into a planned three-room treatment centre, which has been proposed by radiosurgery specialist American Shared Hospital Services (AMS). According to San Francisco, California-based AMS, the new facility is expected to be operational by 2011. Financial details of the deal were not revealed.