With an aim to treat cancer patients with high degree of precision, BLK Super Speciality Hospital has launch the “first” and “most advanced version” of Tomotherapy - Radixact 9.
Highlighting the key features of TomoTherapy Dr S Hukku, Chairman and Senior Consultant, Radiation Oncology of the hospital said, “TomoTherapy has come as a boon to cancer patients. “It is now used as a curative treatment for cancer, the second leading cause of death across the world. With the most recent introduction of Tomotherapy, the radiation oncology has touched an all new high in the race of effective curative treatment for serious illnesses. It also enables a fully integrated platform for intelligent treatment planning, data management and treatment delivery,” he said.
“Using a refined x-ray beam line and next-generation imaging technology, the system delivers scalable and highly reliable treatments for patients with a variety of individual treatment needs,” he said, adding that this technology is an all in one advanced form of cancer treatment that combines Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) with the accuracy of Computed Tomography (CT) scanning technology (IGRT- Image Guided Radiotherapy.
Dr Shikha Halder, Director and Senior Consultant (Radiation Oncology) said, “The launch of the most advanced version of TomoTherapy is truly a remarkable development which will completely change the way cancer has been treated in India forever.” With this system we can deliver both fractionated radiotherapy as well as SBRT and Radio surgery,” he said.
Radixact 9 is touted to be one of the most advanced versions of tomotherapy.