Accuray’s declining financial performance (NASDAQ: ARAY) underscores a broader truth in the radiation therapy industry: OEMs benefit when they embrace independent service organizations and the pre-owned linac market, something Accuray has not done. As Accuray faces ongoing revenue challenges, its…
Inside the skills, training, and service strategies evolving to meet the growing demands of one of the hospital’s most complex technologies. By Alyx Arnett Read the full 24X7 article here. Linear accelerators (linacs) sit at a unique crossroads in healthcare technology:…
In the movie Friday Night Lights, staring Billy Bob Thornton and Tim McGraw, Permian High School star running back Boobie Miles injures his knee in a home football game. The next day, a local orthopedic physician evaluates his injury and…
One common debate among medical equipment professionals is the useful life of a linear accelerator. Nowadays, manufacturers of radiation therapy equipment like to claim that the useful life of equipment is only 7-8 years. They argue that a 7-year-old device…