Gamma Knife Center Opened by American Shared Hospital Services Begins Treating Patients at the Air Force Hospital in Lima, Peru
July 24 2017 - 3:22PM
Business Wire
AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES (NYSE American: AMS), a
leading provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced
radiosurgical and radiation therapy services, announced today that
physicians have begun treating patients at the Gamma Knife del
Pacífico Institute that AMS has opened at the Air Force Hospital in
Lima, Peru.
AMS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ernest A. Bates, M.D.,
said, "We are proud that AMS has made the benefits of the Gamma
Knife available to cancer patients in Peru. With a population of
more than 9 million in metropolitan Lima alone, and more than 28
million in the country as a whole, we anticipate significant demand
for Gamma Knife services at our newest center, the first and only
Gamma Knife center in Peru."
Dr. Aldo Berti, an internationally recognized neurosurgeon, is
the medical director for the Gamma Knife program at the Gamma Knife
del Pacífico Institute.
About AMS
American Shared Hospital Services provides turnkey technology
solutions for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy
services. AMS is the world leader in providing Gamma Knife
radiosurgery equipment, a non-invasive treatment for malignant and
benign brain tumors, vascular malformations and trigeminal
neuralgia (facial pain). The Company also offers proton therapy,
the latest IGRT and IMRT systems, as well as its proprietary
Operating Room for the 21st CenturySM concept. AMS owns a common
stock investment in Mevion Medical Systems, Inc., developer of the
compact MEVION S250TM Proton Therapy System.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release may be deemed to contain certain
forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition,
results of operations and future plans of American Shared Hospital
Services (including statements regarding the expected demand for
Gamma Knife services in Peru) which involve risks and uncertainties
including, but not limited to, the risks of variability of
financial results between quarters, the risks of the Gamma Knife
and radiation therapy businesses, the risks of developing The
Operating Room for the 21st Century program, the risks of investing
in Mevion Medical Systems, Inc., and the risks of the timing,
financing, and operations of the Company’s proton therapy business.
Further information on potential factors that could affect the
financial condition, results of operations and future plans of
American Shared Hospital Services is included in the filings of the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2016, its Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2017,
and the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders held on June 27, 2017.
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American Shared Hospital ServicesErnest A. Bates, M.D.,
(415) 788-5300Chairman and Chief Executive
Officereabates@ashs.comorBerkman AssociatesNeil Berkman,
(310) 477-3118Presidentinfo@berkmanassociates.com
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