First PULSAR™ 7 PET Isotope Production System in US Shipped

PLEASANTON, Calif., February 29, 2008

AccSys Technology, Inc. of Pleasanton, California, today announced that the company’s first PULSAR™ 7 PET Isotope Production System in US region has passed the Factory Acceptance Test and shipped to the Advance Medical Isotope Corporation (AMIC) of Kennewick, Washington for the supply of short-lived radiopharmaceuticals primarily used in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging applications, as well as for other medical isotopes utilized for diagnostic imaging and for therapeutic applications.
 

AccSys Technology’s PULSAR™ product line represents a new generation of positron radiotracer production accelerators based on advanced linac and rf power technology. The PULSAR™ Model 7 is a compact proton linac based on proven rf ion linac technology. Its modest 7.0 MeV energy and high proton beam current combine to give outstanding performance in a lightweight, compact package. In addition to providing higher F-18 production yields with a single target than any compact cyclotron system on the market, a PULSAR™ system can be installed in virtually any existing space and doesn’t require an expensive facility with extensive shielding as with a cyclotron.
 

Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation is engaged in the development of advanced production systems and processes for bringing previously unavailable medical isotopes to the marketplace and advancing systems for local product production. The field of nuclear medicine has routinely utilized radioisotopes in the diagnosis of disease while new processes are being pioneered for the targeted treatment of diseases such as cancer in preference to surgical techniques. Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation products support the accessibility to these less invasive therapeutic processes by advancing systems for lower cost production and improving supply availability of medical isotopes to hospitals and clinical treatment centers. For more information, please visit http://www.advancedmedicalisotopes.com
 

AccSys Technology, headquartered in California, USA, is the world’s leading commercial producer of rf ion linacs for medical, industrial and research applications. Founded in 1985 as a design and manufacturing company, AccSys specializes in the development, production, installation and servicing of compact ion linacs using its patented linac technology. AccSys is dedicated to providing the highest quality and most reliable commercial ion linac systems to meet the needs of its customers. For more information on AccSys Technology, Inc., please visit the AccSys web site at http://www.accsys.com AccSys has been an affiliate of Hitachi, Ltd. since 2002.
 

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 384,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2006 (ended March 31, 2007) consolidated sales totaled 10,247 billion yen ($89.1 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company’s website at http://www.hitachi.com