He said the IAEA's Programme on Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) enables the channeling of resources and expertise to the needy and developing countries. An indigenously developed BHABHATRON Teletherapy unit donated by India to Vietnam under PACT was inaugurated in April this year, he said, adding that India would donate two of these machines, including one to Sri Lanka.
Shri. Srikumar Banerjee, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Speaking at the 54th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna on September 22, 2010.
Commenting on the IAEA's commitment towards combating cancer Minister Ranawaka Thanked the Government of India for its donation of the Bhabhatron-II a cobalt Teletherapy Machine to srilanka through IAEA's Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT).
Mr. Ranawaka, Srilanka Minister, Speaking at the 54th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna on September 22, 2010.
“Dr. Burkart expressed his deep appreciation to the government of India for the donation of Bhabhatron-II”
At the inauguration ceremony of Bhabhatron-II on 10 May 2010 at Can Tho Hospital, Vietnam.
“The government would take the initiative in equipping various hospitals at the state and district level with the low cost BHABHATRON machine”.
Announced by Ghulam Nabi Azad, Health and Family Welfare Minister on 1st Nov.2009 Addressing the Annual Breast and Gynecological Cancer Conference at Tata Memorial Hospital.
“BHABHATRON has superior features in terms of safety, controls and user interface compared to imported machines of similar capacity. This indigenous development will go a long way in providing the country with a low-cost alternative to the imported machines making cancer care more affordable and accessible to the large number of cancer patients”.
PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU, Govt of India, press release Dated: 25th November 2009.
To provide better treatment facilities to cancer patients, an indigenous telecobalt machine for radiotherapy Bhabhatron II was inaugurated at the Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU), Lucknow on 24 Dec 2009.
By Honorable Governor B L Joshi, Uttar Pradesh and Professor S Banerjee, Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission of India, inaugurated the
machine.
“India has donated a state of the art technology machine BHABHATRON_II to Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy with Vietnam being the intended beneficiary”.
Statement By Mr. Aruna Kumar Vundavalli, Member of Parliament and Member of the Indian Delegation, at the 62nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly on 29th.Oct.2007.
While nuclear power is of crucial importance for sustainable development, of equal significance are other peaceful applications of atomic energy. India having developed significant experience in affordable cancer related programmes has been supporting this activity actively, and would be pleased to offer a recently developed Cobalt 60 Teletherapy machine (BHABHATRON) as a contribution to the Agency.s Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy.
Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Leader of Indian Delegation in the 50th General Conference of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at Vienna on Wednesday, September 20, 2006
“I salute India for the generous donation of the BHABHATRON-II to Another developing country to ensure the benefits of the device to the people in need”. (The BHABHATRON-II was officially donated by India to the IAEA’s Progamme for Action of Cancer Therapy and is to be sent to a hospital in Vietnam.)"
Mohammed ElBaradei, Director General , IAEA
“BHABHATRON-II has many superior features to its imported counterparts viz its operations are fully computer controlled and fully closable collimator protects patients from overexposure of radiation in the case of any emergency”
President of India A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Speaking After commissioning the BHABHATRON-II, the First commercially Produced Indigenous Teletherapy machine at Indian Red Cross Society, Nellore, AP.
The indigenously made Bhabhatron machine that provides external radiotherapy to cancer patients was set up at the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Agarthala, inaugurated by Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar- the first of its kind in the northeast.
“Upgradation of infrastructure to treat cancer needs to be developed and expanded across the country, especially in the rural areas”.
Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar, Agartala, April 21 (IANS)
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