CANCER PATIENTS IN SWEDEN AND ESTONIA RECEIVE FASTER, MORE PRECISE RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENTS

CANCER PATIENTS IN SWEDEN AND ESTONIA RECEIVE FASTER, MORE PRECISE RADIATION
THERAPY TREATMENTS 

Press Release
Stockholm, Sweden January 27, 2009

Uppsala University Hospital and Lund University Hospital in Sweden and Tartu
University Hospital in Estonia invest in advanced radiotherapy systems from
Elekta, a world leader in radiation therapy and radiosurgery treatment
solutions. 

Installation of the new Elekta Synergy® systems from Elekta will enable the
three university hospitals to begin treating patients with Elekta VMAT
(Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy), a new treatment technology that offers
shortened treatment times with the highest degree of precision.

With Elekta Synergy, hospitals in Uppsala and Tartu will for the first time
offer patients Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), which enables hospital
personnel to visualize the tumor at the time of treatment, while the hospital in
Lund will extend its capacity for this type of targeted treatment. 

The order from Tartu University Hospital will be the first Elekta linear
accelerator in Estonia. Due to significant demand in the region, installation of
the new equipment will commence immediately. The hospital also has the radiation
treatment planning system, XiO®, from CMS Software. CMS became part of the
Elekta Group in 2008.

“Three leading university hospitals ordering Elekta systems for cancer treatment
in just over a month reflects very positively on our VMAT technology,” says
Lennart Ward, Elekta's Business Unit Manager for the Nordic and Baltic
countries. “Elekta VMAT is unique in allowing the clinician to optimize all
parameters of treatment delivery in order to maximize dose to the tumor and
minimize unwanted radiation to healthy tissue.”

“We aim to be at the forefront and implement modern radiation treatment
methods,” says Kristina Nilsson, senior physician and responsible for the
Department of Oncology, Radiology and Clinical Immunology at Uppsala University
Hospital. “We look forward to having access to Elekta's system for Image Guided
Radiation Therapy and rotational IMRT, that is, VMAT. This will enable us to
provide enhanced patient care.”

Uppsala University Hospital will begin treating patients with Elekta VMAT during
autumn 2009. Lund University Hospital is planning to install the system in 2010.


For additional information about Elekta VMAT, visit www.elekta.com/vmat.


For further information, please contact:

Lennart Ward, Elekta's Business Unit Manager for the Nordic and Baltic countries
Telephone: +46 (0)8 587 255 43, e-mail: lennart.ward@elekta.com

Lena Schattauer, Investor Relations, Elekta AB
Telephone: +46 (0)8 587 257 22, +46 (0)70 595 51 00, e-mail:
lena.schattauer@elekta.com


About Elekta

Elekta is a human care company pioneering significant innovations and clinical
solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders. The company develops
sophisticated state of the art tools and treatment planning systems for
radiation therapy and radiosurgery, as well as workflow enhancing software
systems across the spectrum of cancer care.

Stretching the boundaries of science and technology, providing intelligent and
resource-efficient solutions that offer confidence to both healthcare providers
and patients, Elekta aims to improve, prolong and even save patient lives,
making the future possible today.

Today, Elekta solutions in oncology and neurosurgery are used in over 5,000
hospitals globally, and every day more than 100,000 patients receive diagnosis,
treatment or follow-up with the help of a solution from the Elekta Group.

Elekta employs around 2,500 employees globally. The corporate headquarter is
located in Stockholm, Sweden, and the company is listed on the Nordic Exchange
under the ticker EKTAb. For more information about Elekta, please visit
www.elekta.com.