Bhopal AIIMS Drops Plan For Second LINAC Machine
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): AIIMS, Bhopal, has dropped the plan for installation of the proposed second LINAC machine. However, AIIMS Bhopal has been waiting for dual Linear Accelerator (LINAC) machines since 2018-19. In 2018, one LINAC machine was installed in one of the two bunkers developed for the dual system. Since then, the second machine has not been installed. “We will not go for second…
Bhopal AIIMS has decided against installing a second LINAC machine, despite having waited since 2018-19 for dual Linear Accelerator (LINAC) machines. The hospital already operates one functioning LINAC machine in one of the two bunkers designed for a dual system. Instead, AIIMS Bhopal will now focus on obtaining a PET scan and Gamma Knife, valued at Rs 70 crore, by March of the following year.
The PET scan is expected to be operational by the end of December. However, merely having these machines is not sufficient; the hospital also requires experts to operate them effectively. The planned 200-bed centralized oncology center/cancer block, currently under construction, aims to cater to the heavy patient load from more than 36,000 cancer patients visiting AIIMS Bhopal annually.
This facility will offer chemotherapy, surgery, targeted therapy, radiation therapy, mental health counseling, and stem cell treatment, all under one roof, integrating advanced diagnostics like PET-CT and Gamma Knife therapy.
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