Hitachi selects software solutions from Elekta for Proton Therapy Center in Japan

Nagoya, Japan, September 09, 2009

Hitachi has selected Elekta to provide workflow enhancing software for its PROBEAT® proton therapy facility at West Medical Center in Nagoya, Japan. Enabling the facility to manage patient data in a chartless, paperless environment, the facility is the second Hitachi-equipped center to implement MOSAIQ®, Elekta’s oncology information system (OIS) for cancer care.

A sophisticated treatment management solution, MOSAIQ manages planning, setup, verification, delivery review and analysis.* Integrated with MOSAIQ is the MOSAIQ electronic medical record (EMR), which supports the cancer care team by uniting diverse systems and devices.

“With MOSAIQ, Elekta offers significant proton therapy and radiation oncology expertise,” says Koji Tanaka, Vice President and Executive Officer, President & Chief Executive of Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. “We’ve been very pleased with the integration of MOSAIQ with our PROBEAT system at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and look forward to collaborating with Elekta at our Nagoya facility.”

MOSAIQ is designed to support different types of radiation systems and modalities, including Proton Therapy, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) all in alignment with Elekta’s long-standing history of supporting multiple vendors and open systems to support new technologies.

*SEQUENCER is MOSAIQ’s Verify & Record module

For additional information, visit impac.com/mosaiq .

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For further information, please contact:

Stina Thorman, Investor Relations, Elekta AB
Tel: +46 8 587 254 37, +46 70 778 60 10, e-mail: stina.thorman@elekta.com

Michelle Lee, Director, Marketing Services, Elekta Inc.
Tel: +1 770-670-2447, e-mail: michelle.lee@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 additional information, visit elekta.com.

About Hitachi

Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 390,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2008 (ended March 31, 2009) consolidated sales totaled 10,000.3 billion yen ($102 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors, including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For additional information, visit www.hitachi.com .

Hitachi has selected Elekta to provide workflow enhancing software for its PROBEAT® proton therapy facility at West Medical Center in Nagoya, Japan. Enabling the facility to manage patient data in a chartless, paperless environment, the facility is the second Hitachi-equipped center to implement MOSAIQ®, Elekta’s oncology information system (OIS) for cancer care.Hitachi has selected Elekta to provide workflow enhancing software for its PROBEAT® proton therapy facility at West Medical Center in Nagoya, Japan. Enabling the facility to manage patient data in a chartless, paperless environment, the facility is the second Hitachi-equipped center to implement MOSAIQ®, Elekta’s oncology information system (OIS) for cancer care.