West Physics Consulting, Digirad announce exclusive arrangement

West Physics Consulting, the leading national provider of medical and health physics consulting and testing services, announced today that it has entered into an exclusive arrangement with Digirad Corporation to provide all radiation safety oversight and technical consulting services for Digirad's diagnostic imaging leasing services division, Digirad Imaging Solutions, Inc. (DIS).

"West Physics prides itself on being the radiation safety and medical physics solution for some of the nation's most respected providers of diagnostic imaging services. We are thrilled to add a company as prestigious as Digirad to our list of clients," said W. Geoffrey West, M.Eng., DABR, CHP, founder and president of West Physics.

Digirad is one of the largest nationwide providers of imaging equipment and personnel leasing services in the United States, providing diagnostic imaging capabilities to over 1,000 client facilities and to more than 100,000 patients each year.  

"I believe that our company's unwavering commitment to technical and regulatory expertise, as well as customer service quality, makes us a perfect match for Digirad, which shares these values," said West. "We are excited by the opportunity to provide radiation safety consulting services to a company with the scope and scale of Digirad and we look forward to successfully meeting their unique and complex needs. This relationship will present West Physics with opportunities to further enhance our service offerings and technical capabilities, as well as to add to the unparalleled level of service that we continually seek to provide to our clients."

Freire Lima, Digirad's Vice President of DIS Operations, said, "West Physics Consulting has established a proven track record in the field of radiation safety compliance and consulting services and maintains an outstanding reputation in the diagnostic physics arena. At Digirad, we have a strong history of successful relationships with organizations that share our commitment to quality and service. West Physics is one of those organizations and we believe this relationship will further enhance the quality of service we provide to our customers and patients."