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Today's signing ceremony is being carried out by Tim Guertin, CEO ofVarian Medical Systems and DR. Mochtar Riady, founder of the Lippo Group,watched by John Heffern, Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy, Dr. GershuPaul, CEO of Siloam Hospitals and Professor Susan Tai, president of theMochtar Riady Institute for Nanotechnology.
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DR. Riady said, "It is wonderful for the Mochtar Riady ComprehensiveCancer Centre to partner with Varian Medical Systems, which is the world'sleading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer andother medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy, andbrachytherapy. We are very enthusiastic about working with Varian to bringsuch leading technologies and therapies to Indonesia in our fight againstcancer."
The "Building of Hope", which incorporates the MRCCC, is a new 29-story,210-bed specialist hospital in central Jakarta. One of the top ten tallesthospitals in the world, it is expected to be a major center of excellence forcancer in the Southeast Asia region when operational in December 2009.
"This splendid new facility will be a landmark center and will provideIndonesia cancer patients with much-needed access to the latest and mosteffective forms of radiotherapy treatment," said Tim Guertin, president andchief executive officer of Varian Medical Systems. "Varian is delighted to beworking with Siloam Hospitals Group to make this very significant project areality."
The MRCCC, which plans to acquire two Clinac(R) iX linear acceleratorsequipped with the country's first On-Board Imager(R) devices that enabletargeted image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), will be the most fully equippedcancer centre in Indonesia. IGRT is an extremely precise form of treatmentthat utilizes multiple imaging and motion management techniques to targettumors precisely and avoid damaging surrounding healthy tissue. DR. Riadysaid, "The vision for the MRCCC is to provide an international standardprivate cancer and specialist hospital in Central Jakarta, using state of theart equipment that incorporates the latest generation of smart IT systems."
Nearly 800,000 people in Indonesia are afflicted with cancer each year butadvanced cancer facilities are rare in the country.
About Varian Medical Systems
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California, is the world'sleading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer andother medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy, andbrachytherapy. The company supplies informatics software for managingcomprehensive cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers and medical oncologypractices. Varian is a premier supplier of tubes and digital detectors forX-ray imaging in medical, scientific, and industrial applications and alsosupplies X-ray imaging products for cargo screening and industrial inspection.Varian Medical Systems employs approximately 4,800 people who are located atmanufacturing sites in North America and Europe and in its 60 sales andsupport offices around the world. For more information, visithttp://www.varian.com/.
About Siloam Hospitals Group:
Siloam Hospitals Group is a division of PT Lippo Karawaci, Indonesia'slargest broad-based property company and, amongst other awards, was winner ofEuro Money 2005 Best Property Developer. Siloam Hospitals is Indonesia'spremier private hos
