January 29 (SeeNews) - Swedish medical technology company C-RAD said on Monday it has received a contract worth 16 million Swedish crowns ($1.5 million/1.4 million euro) to deliver radiation oncology equipment to Croatia's health ministry through a public tender.
"C-RAD enters the Croatian market by receiving largest order in Central Eastern Europe to date, supplying numerous state-of-the-art SGRT systems through a public tender," it said in a press release.
Products manufactured by C-RAD were included in the submission of main supplier Elekta Solitions to the public tender for linear accelerators called by the Croatian Ministry of Health under European Union funding, awarded at the end of 2023. The deliveries are expected to start in the second half of 2024 and will continue over several quarters.
C-RAD said that the deal is "a significant milestone" in advancing radiotherapy in Central Eastern Europe, with an order for multiple Catalyst+ HD to be installed in Croatian radiotherapy centres in Zagreb, Split and Osijek.
The supply includes multiple linear accelerators, each bearing a Catalyst+ HD SGRT system for positioning, motion monitoring and Deep Inspiration Breath Hold treatments. Catalyst+ HD system supports the entire radiotherapy workflow, ensuring optimal treatment outcomes without exposing patients to non-prescribed radiation doses, C-RAD said.
(1 Swedish crown = 0.882 euro)