Elekta declines to continue to participate in linear accelerator bidding process in Brazil
Stockholm, October 22, 2013 – Elekta has declined to continue to participate in a linear accelerator bidding process at the Ministry of Health in Brazil. During a reverse auction, the price for 80 linear accelerators, a customer service and support package, as well as project management, comprehensive software solutions and brachytherapy equipment, went below BRL 120 million (USD 55 million) which includes 5% tax – a point that Elekta could not commit to.“We decided we had to decline participation in this tender when the price went to unsustainable levels. This is a program where we believe