Varian to Equip Two National Proton Therapy Centres in England

Varian Medical Systems’ ProBeam^® proton therapy system has been selected for two new national proton therapy centres in England in a contract valued at up to £80 million.

The company will provide equipment and service to operate two three-room centres which will be located at UCLH (University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) in London and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.

Varian expects to conclude and sign the contract and book the equipment portion of the order for installation from August with patient treatments set to begin from 2018.

"Varian is proud to have been selected as the preferred equipment supplier for the proton therapy centres at UCLH and The Christie," said Dow Wilson, Varian's chief executive officer.

"As the leading supplier of radiotherapy equipment and software to the National Health Service we will be able to leverage our existing UK-based engineering and logistics infrastructure to deliver industry leading technology while meeting the NHS requirements for value for money. This major project will result in a number of additional highly-skilled engineering jobs and an expansion of our UK organisation, which currently includes both manufacturing and support."