RURAL HALL, NC,  WILLIAMSPORT, PA,  SAN CARLOS, CA, - SEP 25th, 2009 -  RS&A, Inc. (Radiotherapy Simulators and Accelerators), the leading southeastern US provider of oncology equipment sales, parts and service, announced today that it will become the United States Distributer of Magnetrons, Thyratrons and Klystrons manufactured by L3 Communications, a supplier of a broad range of products used in aerospace, medical, and defense platforms.

 L3 Powertubes serve as an integral component of linear accelerators used in the radiation therapy treatments. The distributorship offers the oncology community a high quality, affordable alternative to OEM linear accelerator parts.

 "We are excited to be working together with L3 Communications, and to be a part of the leading OEM alternative for Magnetrons, Thyratrons and Klystrons," said Kenneth Wolff, President of RS&A, Inc.  "Our ability to work closely with L3, testing these quality parts in-house on our linear accelerators, allows us to deliver an unparalleled level of quality parts to the United States. In these economic times, we want the customer to have options when purchasing equipment that their patients rely on."  

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About RS&A, Inc.

Headquartered north of Winston-Salem in Rural Hall, North Carolina, RS&A, Inc. (Radiotherapy Simulators and Accelerators) specializes in the on-site service, repair, refurbishing, relocation, sales and installation of linear accelerators, simulators, and other oncology medical equipment.  Founded in 1995, RS&A, Inc. is the premier independent radiotherapy equipment service company in the southeastern United States.  For more information, visit http://www.rsa-inc.com

About L-3 Communications

L-3 Communications Corporation is a leading supplier of a broad range of products and services used in a substantial number of aerospace and defense platforms. L3 is also a major supplier of systems, subsystems and products on many platforms, including those for secure networked communications and communication products, mobile satellite communications, information security systems, shipboard communications, naval power systems, missiles and munitions, telemetry and instrumentation and airport security systems. L3 is a prime system contractor for aircraft modernization and operations & maintenance (O&M), Command, Control & Communications (C3), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) collection systems and services, training and simulation, intelligence services and government support services. Our customers include the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and its prime contractors, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Government intelligence agencies, major aerospace and defense contractors, allied foreign government ministries of defense, commercial customers and certain other U.S. federal, state and local government agencies.