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Medical-grade Linear accelerators are investments, not an impulse buy. That being said, a linear accelerator is an essential tool in any oncologist office. Owners of a medical oncologist clinic have the option of purchasing a new linac system or invest in a used system, and there are advantages and disadvantages<\/a> for both. You can essentially break the parameters into three (or more) situations:<\/p>\n

Your Office Space<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The space and size of your medical office or clinic is a good factor when deciding to go either used or new for a linac system. Smaller clinics will benefit from a used system, especially those with a small client-base that don\u2019t move through more than a handful of patients a day. This also pertains to offices that are new and just getting started, or established offices that are small in space. Offices and clinics just starting up can go with a used system at first and upgrade to a brand-new system when the profits call for it.<\/p>\n

Your Intentions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Not all offices and clinics revolve heavily around the use of a linac, but rather use it sparingly. This is a simple reason to go with a used system over a new one. Operating these systems can get expensive, and offices that heavily use a linac system with all the bells and whistles accompanying it have better use for a shiny new device. Conversely, those offices or clinics that only use it sparingly can go with a used model that is more stripped down to a model precisely tuned for their needs. You also may be a new office with the intention of having a higher-level model in the future, but current-day budgets don\u2019t allow it, which calls for a more budget-friendly used system.<\/p>\n

Your Experience<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Is your office or clinic moving? Do you have any intention of moving in the next year or so? Are you generally a busier clinic with many patients? New linac systems are great for busier and more modern clinics but for those with the need for backup units a used system is better to keep on hand for when a new system breaks down, especially with all the parts<\/a> that go into such a device. Similarly, if you\u2019re a clinic that has plans to move everything it may be easier for the future if you go with a used system that will be installed only to be uninstalled for a big move. Even higher-tiered clinics can find themselves moving, so this is something to keep in mind when setting up a clinic initially when starting up.<\/p>\n

Medical grade linear accelerators are a product in which all oncologist clinics should be investing. That being said, making a purchase can be smarter when going with a used system rather than new; it just depends on your office space, intentions with the system, and overall experience of running your clinic.<\/p>\n

Radparts is the world\u2019s largest independent distributor of\u00a0OEM replacement parts for Linear Accelerators and Radiation Oncology equipment<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Radparts provides high quality, user friendly, low cost\u00a0parts<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0support<\/a>\u00a0for linear accelerators and radiation equipment. More information can be found at\u00a0https:\/\/www.radparts.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Medical-grade Linear accelerators are investments, not an impulse buy. That being said, a linear accelerator is an essential tool in any oncologist office. Owners of a medical oncologist clinic have the option of purchasing a new linac system or invest in a used system, and there are advantages and disadvantages for both. You can essentially … Continue reading “Should You Buy a Used Linac Over a New System?”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[28,30,5,6,15,29,13,14,27,26],"class_list":["post-542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-custom-articles","tag-elekta-replacement-parts","tag-ge-replacement-parts","tag-linear-accelerator-parts","tag-linear-accelerator-replacement-parts","tag-oem-linac-system-replacement-parts","tag-philips-replacement-parts","tag-replacement-parts-for-linear-accelerators","tag-replacement-parts-for-radiation-oncology-equipment","tag-siemens-replacement-parts","tag-varian-replacement-parts"],"yoast_head":"\nShould You Buy a Used Linac Over a New System? - RadParts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/radparts.com\/cpswp\/custom-articles\/should-i-buy-a-used-linac-over-a-new-system\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Should You Buy a Used Linac Over a New System? - RadParts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Medical-grade Linear accelerators are investments, not an impulse buy. 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