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ELEKTA WINS MAJOR ONCOLOGY CONTRACT WITH LEADING GPO

Premier chooses Elekta for three-year oncology agreement

Premier Purchasing Partners, L.L.P., the group purchasing division of
Premier, Inc., has entered into a three-year contract with Elekta for
radiation oncology solutions for its member hospital and clinic groups.
The contract with Elekta goes into effect September 1, 2004.

One of the nation’s largest group purchasing organizations, Premier is a
healthcare alliance enterprise collectively owned by more than 200
independent hospitals and health systems in the U.S., which operate or
are affiliated with approximately 1,500 local hospitals and hundreds of
other healthcare sites.

“With the pressure on hospitals to provide leading-edge technology that
is also cost-effective over time, we felt that Elekta would solve both
of those needs,” said Jack Cox, M.D., chief medical officer and group
vice president, product planning for Premier Purchasing Partners.
“Elekta clearly demonstrated a desire to address our complete needs;
clinical, technical and business. We believe the Elekta radiation
oncology solutions will help us to achieve greater operational and
clinical effectiveness.”

“Premier has very strict selection guidelines for technical and supplier
contracts, requiring extensive evaluation by committees and clinicians,”
explained Jan Kenoyer, Director, National & Strategic Alliances for
Elekta North America. “What it came down to was Elekta’s technology
leadership as well as a demonstrated desire to understand and address
the clinical, technical and financial needs across the entire Premier
membership.”

The contract for Elekta’s oncology product lines encompasses the
company’s complete product line of linear accelerators with IMRT,
advanced X-ray Volume Imaging systems and exclusive Elekta accessories
and options. Elekta’s most recently announced products for Image-Guided
Radiation Therapy (IGRT) are a major part of the agreement and the
contract covers Elekta’s ground breaking IGRT platform, Elekta Synergy™,
the first radiation treatment machine with an integrated imaging system.
In addition, Premier members will have access to Elekta Synergy™ S
(currently a works in progress), the extracranial stereotactic version
of Elekta Synergy™.

“This three-year contract is very important and is a confirmation that
Elekta is not only a leader in radiation oncology, but also a business
partner who understands what is important to our healthcare provider
partners," said Peter J. Gaccione, Vice President, Oncology at Elekta
North America.

For further information, please contact:
International: Peter Ejemyr, Group VP Corporate Communications, Elekta
AB (publ),
Phone: +46 733 611 000, e-mail: peter.ejemyr@elekta.com

United States: Lars Jonsteg, VP Investor Relations North America,
Elekta, USA
Phone: +46 708 78 37 35, e-mail: lars.jonsteg@elekta.com

Elekta is a world-leading supplier of advanced and innovative radiation
oncology and neurosurgery solutions and services for precise treatment
of cancer and brain disorders. Elekta's solutions are clinically
effective, cost efficient and gentle to the patient.

For additional information about Elekta, please visit www.elekta.com

About Premier
Premier, Inc., is a strategic alliance in U.S. healthcare, entirely
owned by 200 of the nation’s leading hospital and healthcare systems.
These systems operate or are affiliated with 1,500 hospital facilities
in 50 states and hundreds of other care sites. Premier is headquartered
in San Diego, CA, with offices in Chicago, IL; and Charlotte, NC.
Advocacy and policy offices are located in Washington, DC. For more
information, visit www.premierinc.com.


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