Linear accelerator for cancer centre
Ambala, April 27
A linear accelerator, which will be used to treat cancer patients, today reached Tertiary Care Cancer Centre being established on the premises of the Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantonment. The machine has been imported from the UK at a cost of Rs 18 crore.
Dr Vinay Goel, nodal officer for the construction of the centre, said, “The machine was delivered today and we will inform the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board in this regard, which is a mandatory exercise.
Currently, patients from the region go to Chandigarh for treatment. — TNS