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A large number of cancer cases require Radiotherapy at some stage or the
other. This department is equipped with two state-of-the-art linear
accelerators with one giving a high-energy radiation and the other designed
for giving stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery.
The CLINAC-21 EX high energy, specially designed Linear Accelerator has a
Multi Leaf Collimator and a 3 D treatment planning system. This fully
automated and computerized system provides 3 D Conformal Radiotherapy. With
the help of Multi Leaf Collimator the dose distribution is limited to the
target volume only and minimize damage to the neighboring organs and
structures.
The sophisticated technology of SCLINAC-600 SR with the help of Micro Multi
Leaf Collimator and the availability of dynamic conformal technique has been
instrumental in providing highly effective treatment to the targeted area in
the form of stereo tactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery. This is primarily
meant for regions of brain but with the help of the new software it is being
extended to the whole body.
It is also helpful in non-cancer cases like Arteriovenous malformations of
the brain, cavernous angiomas and certain functional brain disorders.
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