IBA (Ion Beam Applications)
Belgian proton therapy + radiopharmaceutical company. Global leader in proton therapy equipment by unit count. Also manufactures cyclotrons for PET radiopharmaceutical production (F-18 FDG cyclotrons in hospital + commercial radiopharmacies).
Company history
- 1986 — spun off from Université catholique de Louvain.
- Late 1990s — ships first commercial proton therapy system (Proteus).
- 2010s — Proteus ONE launches (compact single-room proton therapy) — lowers barrier to proton entry for community hospitals vs full multi-room centers.
Product line
Proton therapy
- Proteus ONE — compact single-room proton system. Superconducting synchrocyclotron + one 360° gantry.
- Proteus PLUS — full multi-room proton center (2–4 treatment rooms + cyclotron).
Cyclotrons
- Cyclone 18 / Cyclone 30 — hospital + commercial F-18 FDG production
- Cyclone 70 — higher-energy for specialty radiotracers (Ga-68 etc.)
Distinctive tech
- Synchrocyclotron (Proteus ONE) — superconducting, compact enough to fit in a gantry room without a separate accelerator vault
- Pencil Beam Scanning (PBS) — spot-scanning proton delivery, essentially analog of IMRT for proton therapy
Market position
Largest installed base of proton therapy systems globally. Competes with Hitachi Proton, Varian ProBeam, Mevion S250 + Sumitomo at various scales.