On July 8, at the opening ceremony of the Radiotherapy - Radiosurgery Training Center, Major General, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Ngoc Lam - Deputy Director of Central Military Hospital 108 - said that each year the hospital receives about 25,000 - 30,000 cancer patients for examination and treatment. Among them, 40 - 50% have radiation therapy or radiosurgery indications as an essential part of the treatment process. These figures show the urgent need to continuously improve the quality, safety, accuracy and access to cancer radiotherapy services.
Putting the Center into operation not only serves human resource training for hospitals but also aims to become a reference training facility for radiation therapy units nationwide.
It is expected that each year, the Center will apply training technology from 160-200 students who are radiation therapists, medical physicists and technicians. This will also be a place to deploy clinical research, apply artificial intelligence (AI), radiation surgery and adaptive radiation therapy techniques in cancer treatment.
Also according to Major General, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Ngoc Lam, the Training Center for Radiation Therapy - Radiosurgery under the Cancer Institute is equipped with a synchronous Eclipse radiation therapy planning system and modern radiation therapy machines from Varian (USA), allowing the deployment of most advanced techniques. Each year, the hospital performs radiation therapy and radiosurgery for more than 30,000 cancer patients, of which about 70% are treated with high technology. In the coming time, the hospital will invest in an additional Adaptive Radiotherapy system to improve accuracy and personalize treatment.
Immediately after the opening ceremony, the center implemented a specialized training course on modern radiation therapy techniques in breast cancer treatment.
The goal of the program is to standardize the radiation therapy process, helping to optimize the ability to destroy tumors while minimizing the effects of radiation on the heart, lungs and surrounding healthy organs.
In particular, students are exposed to and practice Rapid Arc Dynamic technology - one of the advanced radiation therapy techniques being applied in many leading cancer centers in the world. This technology helps shorten treatment time, improve accuracy and increase safety for patients.
Experts assess that synchronous training between doctors, medical physicists and technicians will contribute to forming specialized treatment teams, improving the effectiveness of cancer treatment in Vietnam.
Mr. Stephen Lanier Green - Trade Counselor of the US Embassy - said that the launch of the Radiotherapy - Radiosurgery Training Center demonstrates a common commitment to improving medical capacity and improving the quality of cancer treatment in Vietnam. Not only contributing to the development of high-quality cancer human resources, this initiative also helps improve treatment efficiency and quality of life for patients.
The operation of the first Radiotherapy - Radiosurgery Training Center in Vietnam is an important step in mastering modern cancer treatment technology, while creating a platform for connecting international experts, promoting research and enhancing Vietnam's medical position.
