Varian Medical Systems, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Algerian Ministry of Health (MOH) that will include the provisioning of six cancer treatment centers with $51 million of advanced technology for radiotherapy and radio surgery. Varian will also establish a local entity to provide a broad spectrum of services as well as a regional training and education center. Varian will provide each of six cancer treatment centers with three medical linear accelerators, including a TrueBeam(TM) STx radio surgery unit, as well as Eclipse(TM) treatment planning and ARIA(R) oncology information management software.

These will be the first TrueBeam systems in Northern Africa. Varian plans to establish a parts depot in Algeria to make system components and tools readily available to service Varian equipment as needed. The agreement also calls for Varian to establish a regional training and education 'Center of Excellence' to serve as a training hub for the region.

Programs at the center will be designed to help clinicians develop the skills for using Varian technology to deliver advanced radiotherapy treatments. Varian will begin installing technology and expects to book approximately half of the orders in the second quarter of fiscal 2014, with the remaining portion to be booked as additional delivery dates are set and service is performed.