HP: Beam Radiation Treatment now at Tanda medical college hospital
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Kangra: The cancer patients from remote Kangra district and adjoining areas of Himachal will soon be able to get crucial 'beam radiation treatment' with linear accelerator machine at Tanda hospital, state Health Minister Vipin Singh Parmar said Monday.
Dr Rajendra Prasad Medical College here has installed a state-of-the-art linear accelerator (LINAC) at a cost of Rs 24 crore, said the minister, addressing a medical workshop at Tanda near here.
"With this facility, the cancer patients will get a lot of relief during the treatment, he said.
A linear accelerator (LINAC) is a device used for 'external beam radiation treatment' for cancer patients.
A LINAC customises high energy x-rays to conform to a tumor's shape and destroy cancer cells without harming the surrounding normal tissue. It features several built-in safety measures to ensure that it does not deliver a higher dose than prescribed and is routinely checked by a medical physicist to ensure it is working properly.
Dr Rajendra Prasad Medical College here has installed a state-of-the-art linear accelerator (LINAC) at a cost of Rs 24 crore, said the minister, addressing a medical workshop at Tanda near here.
The hospital has already started the process to recruit specialists to run the machine, he said.
"With this facility, the cancer patients will get a lot of relief during the treatment, he said.
A linear accelerator (LINAC) is a device used for 'external beam radiation treatment' for cancer patients.
A LINAC customises high energy x-rays to conform to a tumor's shape and destroy cancer cells without harming the surrounding normal tissue. It features several built-in safety measures to ensure that it does not deliver a higher dose than prescribed and is routinely checked by a medical physicist to ensure it is working properly.
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