GREAT NEWS! IBA SIGNS PROTON THERAPY CONTRACT IN BEIJING (PRC) AREA

IBA Signs Contract to Install First Proton Therapy Center in North China

[...]The center will be the first Proton Therapy Center in North China, situated 30 minutes from Beijing and it is expected to treat up to 2000 patients per year. The contract was signed at the end of 2014 and is worth more than EUR 80 million to IBA including the service contract.[...] IBA will equip the new center with its Proteus®PLUS multi-room system including five treatment rooms, four isocentric-gantry treatment rooms and a fixed-beam treatment room. IBA will also provide all dosimetry equipment to ensure the safest and fastest commissioning of the center. [...]

“This new proton therapy facility will give patients access to the most advanced radiation therapy technology available,” said Mr Han Lian He, Managing Director of Zhuozhou Jian Kang Qiao Investment Company Ltd. “Moreover, the center will become a Proton Therapy center-of-excellence in China, allowing us to further enhance our ability to provide superior cancer care and reaching the aim of developing a first-class, modern, research-based hospital".

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