FINDING HOPE FOR AUTISM - NEW BRAIN RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY CENTRE OPENED BY HRH PRINCESS ANNE

FINDING HOPE FOR AUTISM - NEW BRAIN RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY CENTRE OPENED BY HRH
PRINCESS ANNE

PRESS RELEASE	
Stockholm, Sweden, October 12, 2007

The Oxford Neurodevelopmental Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Centre, featuring
advanced new Elekta Neuromag® technology for the investigation of autism, has
been officially opened today at the University Department of Psychiatry,
Warneford Hospital, in Oxford, United Kingdom by HRH Princess Anne, The Princess
Royal.

The Centre is the world's first purpose-built facility specialising in the study
and research of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders, and utilizes
state-of-the-art MEG technology from Elekta. The new Centre offers an important
resource for a wide community of clinicians and neuroscientists studying both
normal and abnormal brain development and function.

Elekta is the world leader in advanced non-invasive technology for diagnosing
and treating brain disorders with unparalleled experience in the development of
magnetoencephalography (MEG) systems.

With its Elekta Neuromag MEG system, the Centre will enable the non-invasive
registering of nerve cell activity in the brain in real time. The uniquely
sensitive Elekta MEG technology will allow doctors and researchers to measure
the intensity of extremely weak magnetic fields generated by electrical activity
in the brain. This diagnostic tool increases the ability to understand and to
improve treatment of functional disorders, such as autism spectrum disorders
(ASD).

“The brain is the most complex structure in the human body”, explains Professor
Anthony Bailey at The University of Oxford's Department of Psychiatry. “In the
investigation and treatment of brain disorders, whether it is tumors,
neurodegenerative diseases or functional disorders, it is of utmost importance
to gather as much information as possible about the individual patient's brain.”


The missing piece of the puzzle"Until now, we have not had a good enough tool to combine information about
temporal and spatial localization of relevant functional centers in the brain.
Using MEG technology, we can determine the function of different parts of the
brain for each specific patient in the current stage of his or her development.
This information can give us an important piece of the puzzle for diagnosing and
plan treatment for patients with brain disorders or related diseases," says
Professor Bailey.

“MEG technology is considered as one of the most exciting developments in
neuroscience today. This new MEG center is step furhter in that progress”, says
David Miles at Elekta Ltd, Managing Director, Business Unit UK


Higher sensitivity for better results

Elekta Neuromag with 306 MEG-channel sensor array offers a higher density than
any other system on the market. With better overall coverage of the brain, the
system is able to register a greater degree of brain activity then other MEG
systems. 

Elekta is currently also focusing on research programs for non-invasively
locating epileptogenic zones, since MEG has proven useful for locating these
zones in relation to other functionally important areas of the brain. It is
believed that MEG technology increasingly will be used to localize functional
targets prior to non-invasive radiosurgery as well as conventional neurosurgery,
which is an increasingly common alternative for patients with drug-resistant
focal epilepsy. 

Ongoing research and development in other areas include cerebrovascular disease
and mild brain trauma; psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and
depression; learning disorders, such as dyslexia; as well as normal cognitive
functions underlying memory and language.


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For further information, please contact:


Elekta  Ltd, UK:
David Miles, Business Unit Manager UK, Elekta Ltd. 
Tel: +44 771 4159871 (mobile), e-mail: david.miles@elekta.com
MEG Inquiries:
Michael Enwall, Product Marketing Director, MEG
+46708166660 (mobile), e-mail: michael enwall@elekta.com
Investor inquiries: 
Peter Ejemyr, Group VP Corporate Communications, Elekta AB
Tel: +46 733 611 000 (mobile), e-mail: peter.ejemyr@elekta.com  

About Elekta

Elekta is an international medical technology group, providing oncologists,
radiation therapists, neurosurgeons and many other medical specialists with
state of the art tools to fight serious disease.

Elekta provides advanced clinical solutions, comprehensive management and
information systems as well as services for improved cancer care and management
of brain disorders. 

Elekta's systems and solutions are used in over 4,500 hospitals around the
world. Clinical information management solutions include, among others, Leksell
Gamma Knife® for non-invasive treatment of brain disorders, Elekta Axesse™ and
Elekta Synergy® for stereotactic and image guided radiation therapy and
radiosurgery and the MOSAIQ™ suite of software for image-enabled EMR and
efficient management of clinical and patient data.

With over 2,000 employees globally, the corporate headquarter is located in
Stockholm, Sweden and the company is listed on the Nordic Exchange under the
ticker EKTAb. More information about Elekta can be found at www.elekta.com.