SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES (AMEX:AMS) (PCX:AMS), a leading provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy services, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to provide a Clinatron-250™ proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT) system to Tufts-New England Medical Center (TUFTS-NEMC). Subject to the receipt of FDA approval for the Clinatron-250 and the approval of a Determination of Need Application by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, AMS anticipates commencing its lease agreement with TUFTS-NEMC for the PBRT system in 2009.
