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In 2016, U2R, an international cancer management company, acquired an underperforming cancer clinic in Clermont-Ferrand, France and set it on a path to greater success by replacing the center’s existing two linear accelerators (linacs) with Versa HD™ and Elekta Infinity systems. The new linacs proved to be productivity workhorses; year-on-year, and new patient volume steadily…
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