Press release 2008-11-26 

Promising results with C-RAD's GEMiniTM imaging
system at Lund University
Hospital. 

C-RAD AB with its three fully owned
subsidiaries develops new and innovative
solutions for use in advanced
radiation therapy. After 3 years of intensive and
challenging develop-ment
work done by the C-RAD research team, first clinical
result with the 40cm x
40cm GEMiniTM image panel is presented. The clinical
tests have been performed
in close cooperation with the Lund University
Hospital. Test results are
promising and according to expectations. 
The GEMiniTM family of image
detector panels is primarily designed for use in
radiation therapy but the
panels can also be used in various industrial
applications. The market
potential for C-RAD Imaging's products exceeds 150
MUSD. GEMiniTM products
represent world class performance and comprise state of
the art technology
including new unique patented inventions. These new
inventions enable superior
image quality combined with lower cost of ownership. 
The first model to be
released is GEMiniTM ED, which is optimized for use in
high energy photon
radiation applications (MeV) as a so called EPID (Electronic
Portal Imaging
Device). With its high detection efficiency and expected long
life time it
will be an attractive solution in radiation therapy. 
The first clinical tests
have successfully been performed using an Elekta
accelerator system and in
close cooperation with physicists at the Lund
University Hospital. The first
results are exciting and can be seen at the
C-RAD home page, see www.c-rad.se.


Erik Hedlund, CEO, C-RAD AB:
"Radiation therapy clinics all over the world
are looking for a detector system
with high detection efficiency and improved
quality. The C-RAD GEMini ED
development project has been focused on these
requirements. The technology is
also offering real time imaging with up to 200
images per second and a system
that at the same time can be used for high
energies in MV and X-Ray detection. 
The C-RAD research team has been able to
meet the demanding requirements.
Production of the first units is now started
up.” 

For further information: 
Erik Hedlund, CEO C-RAD AB, Telephone 018-
666931, E-mail: erik.hedlund@c-rad.se