Computerized Medical Systems Inc. Awarded VA Contract for Radiation Therapy Products.ST. LOUIS--(BW HealthWire)--Oct. 9, 1998--Computerized Medical Systems Inc. (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. ), the world market share leader in radiation therapy planning systems, announced today that it has been awarded a contract to supply Veteran's Administrations hospitals with FOCUS(R) 3-D radiation therapy planning and DynaScan dosimetry dosimetry /do·sim·e·try/ (do-sim´e-tre) scientific determination of amount, rate, and distribution of radiation emitted from a source of ionizing radiation, in biological d. systems. The VA has over 50 facilities (out of 172) which provide radiation oncology radiation oncology n. The branch of radiology that deals with the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancers. radiation oncology services nationwide according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. representatives at the Veteran's Administration. VA officials stated that planned purchases of 3-D therapy planning systems represent approximately $5,000,000 worth of business over the next three years. "We have had an excellent relationship with the Veteran's Administration for the last 17 years," said Doug Sprague, Chief Executive Officer of CMS. "The VA has been a continual strong supporter of CMS in the past and the award of this contract solidifies the relationship between the VA and CMS. This contract represents a wonderful opportunity for CMS' continued growth." The VA contract comes on the heels of another government contract awarded to CMS by the Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia (DSCP DSCP Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (US DoD) DSCP Differentiated Services Code Point DSCP Diffserv Code Points DSCP Defense Satellite Communications Program DSCP Decision Support and Custormer Platform (Sprint) ) earlier this year. The DSCP provides contract fulfillment services for Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Federal Prison System. "The award of the VA contract builds upon an already record setting pace for the current fiscal year," according to Sprague. "CMS' total worldwide revenue from sales of products and services last fiscal year was $32 Million. First quarter sales for this year has increased 40% over the same period last year. Orders for the second quarter (which ended Sept. 30, 1998) increased by more than 185% compared to the second quarter last year." Computerized Medical Systems Inc. was the first U.S. software manufacturer to achieve ISO- iso- or is- pref. 1. Equal; uniform: isobar. 2. Isomeric: isopropyl. 3. 9001 certification. CMS manufactures, markets and supports FOCUS(R) 3-D Radiation Treatment Planning In radiotherapy, Treatment Planning is the process in which a team consisting of radiation oncologists, medical radiation physicists and dosimetrists plan the appropriate external beam radiotherapy treatment technique for a patient with cancer. Typically, medical imaging (i.e. Systems, and DynaScan, a Dosimetry system for beam data collection. CMS headquarters is located in St. Louis, Missouri, with regional offices in Luzern, Switzerland, and Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China. For further information on CMS, please visit the CMS Website on http://www.cms-stl.com or call CMS at 800/878-4267 or 314/993-0003. Copyright (c)1998, Computerized Medical Systems Inc. All rights reserved. Doc No.: 9991-952-07 |
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