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- Title
Installation, Commissioning And Quality Assurance Tests Of First Indian Made Tele-Therapy Cobalt Machine (Bhabhatron- II) At Sher-I-Kashmir Institute Of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu And Kashmir.
- Authors
Mohib-ulHaq, M.; Rehman, Mohsin; Ahmad, Aijaz; Ayub, M.; Ahmad, Sajjad; Khan, N. A.
- Abstract
Cancer is a major health problem all over the world. Like other developing countries, in India, the disease is showing increasing trend and in next 15 years, the incidence is expected to double. Most of the cancer patients need radiotherapy during the course of treatment. However, due to the high cost of imported radiotherapy machines,there is an acute shortage of radiotherapy facilities in India and other developing countries. To meet the demand of an affordable radiotherapy machine, Bhabha Atomic Research Center(BARC) made first indigenous tele-cobalt machine in India called Bhabhatron-II. The major advantage of this machine is its lower cost without any compromise on the quality of treatment. Sher-i-kashmir institute of medical sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, procured this indigenous cobalt-60 unit in 2012-13. Before the machine is practically used forpatient treatment, it is mandatory to conduct the quality assurance and commissioning tests of the radiation emitting equipment so as to ensure the consistency and accuracy in dose delivery of prescribed dose, minimal radiation dose to normal tissue, minimal exposure to occupational radiation workers, adequate patient monitoring and mechanical/electrical safety. In this paper, the results pertaining to quality assurance and commissioning tests of first Indian made teletherapy cobalt machine (Bhabhatron-II) installed at SKIMS are reported. The various tests were carried out as per requirements of AERB standards and acceptance criteria. The results obtained thereof are in coherence with the international regulations.
- Subjects
CANCER; CANCER treatment; PUBLIC health; CANCER patient medical care; RADIOTHERAPY; DEVELOPING countries
- Publication
JK Practitioner, 2014, Vol 19, Issue 3/4, p93
- ISSN
0971-8834
- Publication type
Article