There are several considerations to take into account when you’re servicing linear accelerators and maintaining radiation equipment. Linear accelerators and radiation equipment are critical and essential in any radiation oncology department but they are also quite expensive and complicated.
One of the biggest decisions to take into account is whether to rely on the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or to work with a servicing company whose main focus is servicing linear accelerators and maintaining radiation equipment.
While it may seem at first that the best cause of action would be to go with the OEM, there are several factors to consider alternative options such as:
Cost
Cost is a major factor to take into account and due to the complexity of servicing linear accelerators and maintaining radiation equipment; OEMs typically tend to charge a higher premium for service and maintenance.
Servicing companies on the other hand are able to offer a bundle of plans for you to choose from which can help to reduce costs, mitigate risk, or eliminate risk and protect your practice from unforeseen costs.
Focus of Service
The main business of OEMs is the manufacture and sale of equipment and equipment parts thus service and maintenance may not be the core of their business. With a servicing company whose main focus is servicing linear accelerators and maintaining radiation equipment, this facilitates greater efficiency and improved uptime.
Response time
The importance of medical equipment which underlies any medical facility is the optimal functioning of the equipment. Unforeseen machine breakdown can paralyze the operations of a practice. The speed at which medical equipment is returned to normal operating capacity is therefore critical.
For servicing companies, response times to servicing linear accelerators and maintaining radiation equipment is typically higher than OEMs since their services are structured to be available 24/7 with quick turnaround time for onsite responses.
Larger scope of operation
Most servicing companies have employed specialists and experts of different types of devices and brands so as to ensure effective servicing linear accelerators and maintaining radiation equipment. The service engineers are typically trained directly by the OEM manufacturers.
In addition, for practices that use different brands of oncology equipment, a servicing company is able to take care of the different requirements and specifications involved with servicing linear accelerators and maintaining radiation equipment in-house without involving different OEMS.
Flexible service contracts
Servicing companies are able to offer flexible service contracts which ensure comprehensive service for your oncology devices while controlling the service costs. Servicing companies are responsible for maintaining optimal uptime of the devices, carrying out scheduled maintenance and emergency repair service during the contract period.
The benefits of these flexible service contracts for servicing linear accelerators and maintaining radiation equipment include no charges for parts, effective cost control, scheduled preventive maintenance, no travel or call out charges, access to 24/7 support and optimal uptime guarantee for qualified devices. These flexible service contracts are therefore customized to meet the unique specifications and financial needs of your practice.
Learn more about Radparts and the variety of services and parts they offer to repair medical equipment including: linear accelerators parts, CT scanners parts, linac parts, and radiation oncology equipment at www.radparts.com. To contact one of our medical equipment repair specialists for parts or service call toll free 877.704.3838 for 24/7/365 support.