Delhi State Cancer Institute (DSCI) is all set to get a PET scan machine, a hi-tech gadget used for cancer diagnosis, which is available in the city only at AIIMS, Army's Research and Referral Hospital and few other private hospitals.
“DSCI now has a PET scan machine, which uses full body scan-technique for diagnosis. It will be inaugurated tomorrow. This scan currently costs Rs 20,000-25,000 and with this facility people could get the test done for `5,000,” a spokesperson of DSCI said on Thursday.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Health Minister Satyendar Jain are scheduled to inaugurate the new facility on Friday at the hospital premises in Dilshad Garden area.