IBA - Ion Beam Applications
Contact: Julien Smeets
IBA is the world leader in advanced cancer radiation therapy and diagnostic technologies. The company’s special expertise lies in the development of innovative proton therapy technologies, supplying the oncological world with equipment of unequalled precision and benefiting from unrivaled experience in building more than 40 proton therapy centers worldwide.
Beside this, IBA develops and commercializes a full range of high-end monitoring equipment and software enabling hospitals to perform the necessary checks and calibration procedures of radiation therapy and radiology. Precision and control are essential in the delivery of radiation as treatment success and patient safety depend on it. IBA has installed more than 400 accelerators worldwide. Most of these are used to produce radioisotopes in oncology (for cancer detection), and in neurology and cardiology. In addition to its medical activity, IBA leverages its scientific expertise in radiation to develop sterilization and ionization solutions for various industrial uses.
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