The contract becomes effective on October 1, 2012, Agfa said. In addition to DR systems and digital detectors, the contract also includes Agfa's Musica2 digital x-ray image processing software and its NX workstation.
The new contract extends what has been a 17-year history between Agfa and Premier, according to Agfa. The Premier healthcare alliance has more than 2,600 hospitals and more than 84,000 alternate healthcare facilities in the U.S. as members.