IBA TO EQUIP FIRST PROTON THERAPY CENTER IN THE NETHERLANDS

IBA announced today the signing of a formal contract with the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) to establish the first proton therapy center in The Netherlands, in Groningen.
IBA will equip the new center with its Proteus®PLUS two-gantry room configuration, including its next generation Pencil Beam Scanning and Cone Beam CT (CBCT) capabilities.
Our customer, Bert-Jan Souman, Managing Director of the Proton Therapy Center Groningen at the UMCG highlighted the qualities of our team in the announcement. He said: “The professional support and responsiveness that IBA has demonstrated throughout our demanding tender procedure give us confidence in a successful and long lasting collaboration with them. We are now eager to see the Proton Therapy center opening its doors in 2017 and to provide this technology for the benefit of thousands of cancer patients in Holland”

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