{
  "id": 17555641,
  "title": "Assam signs Rs 600 crore deal for India's first state-run proton therapy centre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/assam-signs-rs-600-crore-deal-for-indias-first-state-run-proton",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-01T07:35:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ETHealthworld",
    "slug": "ethealthworld",
    "url": "https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/policy/assam-signs-rs-600-crore-deal-for-indias-first-state-run-proton-therapy-centre/135420954"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Guwahati, Assam: The Assam Government and IBA Particle Therapy India Pvt. Ltd. have signed a landmark agreement worth approximately Rs. 600 crore to establish India's first state-run proton therapy centre in Guwahati. This marks a significant step towards improving cancer care in the Northeastern region, positioning Assam as a hub for specialized medical treatment. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed his commitment to making advanced healthcare accessible to all citizens, ensuring timely diagnosis and treatment without the need for long-distance travel. Proton therapy, a highly advanced form of radiation treatment, minimizes radiation exposure to healthy tissues and is particularly beneficial for treating certain cancers in children whose developing organs are more sensitive to radiation. The Centre, equipped with the ProteusONE system, will be staffed with trained professionals including doctors, medical physicists, and technicians, who will receive specialized training from IBA Particle Therapy India Pvt. Ltd., a global leader in proton therapy technology.",
  "summary": "With an investment of approximately Rs. 600 crore, the Centre will be India's first proton therapy facility to be established by a State Government. It will bring one of the world's most advanced forms of radiation-based cancer treatment closer to patients in the Northeast, while positioning Assam as a major hub for specialised cancer care.",
  "key_points": [
    "Assam Govt. signs Rs 600 crore deal for India's first state-run proton therapy centre.",
    "Centre to be established in Guwahati, positioning Assam as a hub for specialized medical treatment.",
    "Proton therapy minimizes radiation exposure, ideal for treating cancers in children."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Establishing this specialized facility in Guwahati decentralizes advanced oncology services, providing Northeastern patients with high-precision radiation treatment while eliminating the necessity for costly and exhausting long-distance travel.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}