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IBA and Elekta Initiate Global Particle Therapy Program at ASTRO

Date:10/27/2007

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.: Reuters IBAB.BR and Bloomberg IBAB.BB) and Elekta AB (publ) (Stockholm, Sweden: EKTA.ST), today announced a global particle therapy collaboration program to optimize the seamless integration of proton therapy delivery and information management systems within the radiation oncology environment. Both companies currently showcase their products at the 49th Annual Meeting of ASTRO (American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology) held in Los Angeles, CA, USA, from October 28 to November 1, 2007.

The aim of this collaboration program is to offer fully integrated, open and comprehensive cancer treatment solutions to the particle therapy market. Both companies have unique competence in their respective fields of radiation therapy and have decided to join forces to simplify the integration of the many components that is necessary in an advanced proton therapy center. Dynamic coordinated integration of both linear accelerator and particle therapy environments will have significant added value for front-line medical institutions fighting cancer. IBA and Elekta both supply world-leading technology and share the philosophy of open architecture and industry standards.

Under this collaboration agreement IBA and Elekta will provide particle therapy solutions packages to meet specific clinical requirements. On the Elekta side, this can include an array of Elekta products and solutions such as the MOSAIQ(TM) workflow management and information system (OIS), MOSAIQ Proton Therapy module, patient immobilization devices, localization systems, and even the Elekta Synergy(R) advanced IMRT and IGRT delivery system. On the IBA side, the agreement includes the comprehensive Proteus system. More components and solutions may be added in the future based on customer requirements.

The collaboration will also include joint development of future integrated solutions that will offer the most add
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