IBA's Soaring Sales Underline Proton Therapy Demand

Ion Beam Applications continues to defend its lion's share of the proton therapy market, reporting double-digit topline growth for the first half of 2016 in spite of challenges in its more traditional radiotherapy offering.

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IBA's ProteusONE proton therapy solution for cancer • Source: Ion Beam Applications

Ion Beam Applications SA's latest sales figures may change the minds of naysayers who doubt whether proton therapy for cancer would really take off because it is too expensive for widespread clinical use.

The Belgian company reported a 41% jump in proton therapy sales for the first six months of 2016, at €96.6m. This impressive growth more than offset a slight 4% decline...

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