For those who are waging a war against cancer, there is good news. BGS Global Cancer Institute is now equipped with the world’s most advanced radiation machine, TrueBeam STx. The institute is the first hospital in Asia Pacific to have this technology.
At the inauguration on Tuesday, Dr K Ravindranath, Global Hospitals Group’s CMD, said: “We have been performing medical and surgical procedures to treat a variety of cancers. The addition of TrueBeam STx will help us bring cancer patients the best radiation technology. We will soon commission Gamma Camera and Brachytherapy machines, while PET CT has already been commissioned.”
After bringing TrueBeam STx in Bangalore,the hospital is planning to get the equipment at its Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai centres.
While TrueBeam STxcost around Rs25 crore, the group spent Rs40 crore to set up the cancer Institute.
“TrueBeam STx is an amalgamation of speed, precision and accuracy. It wouldn’t take more than 10 minutes to complete the therapy for a patient,” said Dr S Mathangi, radiation oncologist at BGS Global Cancer Institute.
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