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Monday, September 7, 2020

JPMC to setup free tomotherapy machine


By Masood Sattar Khan
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

The Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi, is in process of setting up what is reported to be the first state of the art and world class tomotherapy equipment. 

The tomotherapy machine has the unique feature that provides high precision treatment of cancer radiation, especially for breast cancer as well as cancer treatment among kids. It can even hit the tumor even from a 360 degree angle.

The JPMC, located in the cantonment area of Karachi, caters to a colossal number of patients on a daily basis and its emergency services are known to be the most efficient in the metropolis.