Elekta Opens South Korea Office to Support Country's Growing Cancer Management Needs

Elekta Opens South Korea Office to Support Country's Growing Cancer
Management Needs

Press Release
Stockholm, Sweden, September 2, 2010

Expansion to seventh Asia Pacific office reflects accelerating growth in
region's healthcare markets

The Asia Pacific region continues to demonstrate strong growth, fueling
demand for healthcare services and technology in the region's populous
countries. South Korea, the world's 15th largest economy, is among the
leaders in Asia Pacific and the site of Elekta's newest international
office located in Bundang, an hour drive from the capital of South
Korea, Seoul.

Elekta has a strong foothold in radiosurgery in South Korea, with an
installed base of 16 Leksell Gamma Knife® units. With increased local
presence, Elekta expects to build on its leading position in
radiosurgery and strengthen its share of the radiotherapy market,
thereby making cancer care available for more people in the country.

“South Korean clinics and medical centers are addressing an increasing
demand for healthcare in general, and cancer management in particular,”
says Ian Alexander, Executive Vice President of Elekta's Asia Pacific
Region. “Cancer incidences are rising in concert with the growth of the
65-years and older population, which represents nearly 10 percent of
South Korea's 49 million residents. This new office provides another
much-needed channel through which our South Korean customers can satisfy
their requirements for cancer care solutions.”

“The Asia Pacific region as a whole is increasing its acquisition of
Elekta equipment in response to a surge in cancer cases”, he adds. “The
countries in this region collectively account for an increasingly large
percentage of Elekta's global business.”

The South Korea office is in the process of reinforcing a strong
organizational foundation.

“These positions will be key in providing the best service and support
to existing customers as well as reinforce the growth Elekta is
experiencing in Korea,” adds Ian Alexander.

Elekta also has Asia Pacific offices in Singapore, India, Hong Kong,
Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing and Australia.

Benchmarks Include Advanced Treatment System and Elekta VMAT

Two prestigious medical centers in South Korea, Eulji University Medical
Center (Seongnam) and the Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical
Sciences (KIRAMS, Dongnam), represent Elekta's recent growth in the
country. 

  · Eulji University Medical Center planned an Elekta VMAT (Volumetric
Modulated Arc Therapy) treatment with the Monaco® treatment planning
system and delivered Elekta VMAT for the first time on May 31, 2010, for
a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. 

  · KIRAMS recently placed the country's first order for Elekta
Infinity™, a system designed for Elekta VMAT, delivering exceptional
dose conformance, treatment speed and ultra-low dose safeguards.

“We're very pleased to have Korea's first Elekta Infinity, a fully
digital linear accelerator that can deliver advanced, highly accurate,
image guided radiation therapy and Elekta VMAT treatments,” says Charn
Il Park, M.D., KIRAMS superintendent. “The system will enable the center
to serve our patients and improve the standard of both treatment
accuracy and quality of life after treatment through better control and
sparing of healthy tissue. We believe patients in Busan and from
elsewhere who come to KIRAMS will benefit from this technology.”

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For further information, please contact:
Stina Thorman, Vice President Corporate Communications, Elekta AB
Tel: +46 8 587 254 37, e-mail: stina.thorman@elekta.com
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