November 12, 2009 – IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) introduced a smaller, two-room, and lower-cost footprint for traditional Proton Therapy centers for cancer treatment, called the Proteus Nano, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), Nov. 1–5, 2009, at McCormick Place West in Chicago, Ill.