"An increasing number of surgeons, radiation oncologists, and patients are choosing the accelerated treatment available with MammoSite," said David Harding, senior vice president of Hologic's interventional breast solutions business. "Now, with MammoSite ML, five-day targeted radiation therapy is also available to women with early-stage tumors close to the skin or chest wall who may not have been good candidates for traditional balloon brachytherapy. This is another significant milestone for Hologic and our interventional breast solutions business. With FDA clearance of the MammoSite ML radiation therapy system, we are now able to provide surgeons and radiation oncologists with a device designed to both maximize patient comfort and enable greater physician flexibility in delivering targeted radiation therapy directly to the areas where breast cancers are most likely to recur."

The Company expects to commercially launch MammoSite ML during the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 (quarter ending December 26, 2009). Please see www.mammosite.com for additional information on the MammoSite targeted radiation therapy system.


About Hologic, Inc.

Hologic, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women. Hologic's core business units are focused on breast health, diagnostics, GYN surgical, and skeletal health. Hologic provides a comprehensive suite of technologies with products for mammography and breast biopsy, radiation treatment for early-stage breast cancer, cervical cancer screening, treatment for menorrhagia, permanent contraception, osteoporosis assessment, preterm birth risk assessment, mini C-arm for extremity imaging and molecular diagnostic products including HPV and reagents for a variety of DNA and RNA analysis applications. For more information, visit www.hologic.com.

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