IBA is launching a new cyclotron for its 35th anniversary

This year, IBA celebrates its 35th anniversary. 35 years of an incredible journey that began in the 1980s and that would change the lives of thousands of cancer patients. And mine too, of course! Because believe me, if the engineer I was at the time had been able to see all that has been achieved to date, he would never have believed it! And by the way, in terms of groundbreaking technology, there is a lot more to come soon! But that’s another story… For now, let’s go back to this journey and how it all started when I designed the first IBA Cyclotron : the Cyclone. My objective was to increase cyclotrons energetic efficiency by a factor 15: three times less electrical consumption for five times more beam power. Something nobody believed would be possible at the time! But the first prototype was a great success which led to the birth of Ion Beam Applications: IBA, allowing us to make the diagnosis of cancer and other critical diseases accessible for many patients around th