Ha Tinh Provincial Hospital opens high-tech radiotherapy area

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Ha Tinh - On the afternoon of December 27, Ha Tinh Provincial General Hospital held the opening ceremony of the High-Tech Radiation Therapy Area.

According to reports, each year, Ha Tinh General Hospital has to transfer about 20,000 patients to higher-level hospitals for treatment, of which 4,000 are cancer patients, causing difficulties and costs for patients' families.

Therefore, Ha Tinh General Hospital has invested in building a high-tech radiotherapy area. After 1 year of construction, the radiotherapy area has been completed and officially opened for operation.

Le khai truong. Anh: Dang Khoa.
Opening ceremony. Photo: Dang Khoa.

The high-tech radiotherapy area at Ha Tinh General Hospital is built on an area of ​​nearly 750m2 with main items: CT simulation room, TPS planning room, accelerator control room, accelerator room...

The radiotherapy area has a multi-energy linear accelerator radiotherapy system with a completely new modern 160-leaf collimator. This is a machine system with many configurations and features equivalent to or higher than current units.

With modern equipment, the radiotherapy area will be able to perform many advanced techniques such as: 3D radiotherapy (3D-CRT); intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT); volumetric arc-modulated radiotherapy (VMAT); image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), Conebeam CT 4D...

Khu xa tri hien dai tai Benh vien DK tinh Ha Tinh di vao hoat dong giup benh nhan ung thu bot ton kem, vat va di lai khi phai ra tuyen Trung uong xa tri. Anh: Dang Khoa.
The modern radiotherapy area at Ha Tinh General Hospital has come into operation, helping cancer patients save money and travel time when having to go to the Central level for radiotherapy. Photo: Dang Khoa.

The inauguration and putting into use of the high-tech radiotherapy area is a new step forward for the Provincial General Hospital in particular and the Ha Tinh Health sector in general, meeting the legitimate aspirations of patients; contributing to taking good care of people's health.

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