German state of Hesse threatens to sue Rhoen over particle therapy

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German state of Hesse threatens to sue Rhoen over particle therapy

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/german-state-hesse-threatens-sue-rhoen-over-particle-140940648--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kiQkKYLhoiNoyq8qzn7Qkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-12-27T140940Z_1_CBRE9BQ13CF00_RTROPTP_2_FRESENIUS-RHOEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hospital of German healthcare company Rhoen-Klinikum AG is pictured in Bad Neustadt near Fulda" align="left" title="Hospital of German healthcare company Rhoen-Klinikum AG is pictured in Bad Neustadt near Fulda" border="0" /></a>Germany's state of Hesse said on Friday it was preparing to file a suit against Rhoen-Klinikum if the hospitals operator fails to meet a deadline to start offering particle therapy at its Giessen-Marburg hospital. Rhoen-Klinikum bought the hospital in central Germany from the state in 2006 and at the time promised to invest in particle therapy, a method for fighting cancer in which protons or charged ions are fired at tumors while sparing surrounding healthy tissue. Siemens bought back the equipment from Rhoen and pulled out of the project, saying it had been too ambitious in offering the new technology for general patient treatment. Rhoen-Klinikum had promised less than a year ago that it would start operating the particle therapy facility by the end of 2013.</p><br clear="all"/>

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