STRATEGIC ARRANGEMENT	12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2012
STRATEGIC ARRANGEMENT	17. STRATEGIC ARRANGEMENT In April 2012, VMS entered into a strategic global partnership with Siemens AG (“Siemens”) through which, among other things, the Company and Siemens are working on developing interfaces to enable the Company’s ARIA^® oncology information system software to connect with Siemens linear accelerators and imaging systems. Under the agreement establishing this collaboration, the Company committed to make certain payments, including up to $10 million in fixed fees and $20 million in license fees, in the event certain product development milestones are achieved. The Company will also pay for additional licenses beyond the minimum quantities set forth in the agreement. As of September 28, 2012, no amount related to achievement of product development milestones was payable under this agreement. In addition, pursuant to this agreement, the Company represents Siemens diagnostic imaging products to radiation oncology clinics in most international markets and, since November 2012, in North America, Siemens, in turn, represents the Company’s equipment and software products for radiotherapy and radiosurgery within its offerings to its healthcare customers in agreed upon regions. This agreement also provides a framework for both companies to explore opportunities to co-develop new imaging and treatment solutions in the future.

17. STRATEGIC ARRANGEMENT

In April 2012, VMS entered into a strategic global partnership with Siemens AG (“Siemens”) through which, among other things, the Company and Siemens are working on developing interfaces to enable the Company’s ARIA^® oncology information system software to connect with Siemens linear accelerators and imaging systems. Under the agreement establishing this collaboration, the Company committed to make certain payments, including up to $10 million in fixed fees and $20 million in license fees, in the event certain product development milestones are achieved. The Company will also pay for additional licenses beyond the minimum quantities set forth in the agreement. As of September 28, 2012, no amount related to achievement of product development milestones was payable under this agreement.

In addition, pursuant to this agreement, the Company represents Siemens diagnostic imaging products to radiation oncology clinics in most international markets and, since November 2012, in North America, Siemens, in turn, represents the Company’s equipment and software products for radiotherapy and radiosurgery within its offerings to its healthcare customers in agreed upon regions. This agreement also provides a framework for both companies to explore opportunities to co-develop new imaging and treatment solutions in the future.