Minute Insight: ViewRay Is Going Out Of Business, Blames Order Backlog

ViewRay will continue to maintain its MRI-guided radiation therapy systems at customer sites, but filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is planning to sell the business’ assets.

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Radiation-guidance company ViewRay, Inc.filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court and plans to sell its assets.

ViewRay manufactures and markets MRIdian, a proprietary high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology designed specifically to guide radiation therapy for...

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