Hands on training on precision radiotherapy in Kolkata
Times of India | 3 February 2024
KOLKATA: One of Kolkata’s oldest cancer specialty hospitals is imparting hands-on training of precision radiotherapy. The four-day international workshop at Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute (SGCCRI), Thakurpukur, will conclude on Sunday, the World Cancer Day. The collaborative effort with SCMPCR, a project of AloBhubon Trust from Bangladesh is being attended by experts from Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.
The training programme titled ‘Quality Assurance in Precision Radiotherapy’ is aimed at contributing to the advancement of medical physics and cancer research and is being organised to commemorate SGCCRI’s golden jubilee.
Many distinguished professors and expert trainers from around the world, including Dr Golam Abu Zakaria (Cologne, Germany), Dr Biplab Sarkar (Apollo Cancer, Kolkata), Dr Ganesh (India), Dr Raju Srivastava (Belgium), Carlos Bohorquez (USA), Dr Florian Kamp (Germany), Krakus Zelch, and K. Kanakavel, some participating as trainers.
Attended by more than 50 delegates – all medical physicists from the neighbouring countries, hospital officials are hopeful of strengthening capabilities, fostering collaboration, and contributing to the continuous improvement of patient care in the field of precision radiotherapy.
Over the last fifty years, the institution’s work in cancer care has been recognised by organisations like World Health Organization (WHO) and the Union for International Cancer Control.
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