Regional Cancer Centre JIPMER

I am suffering from Cancer and my doctor suggest me to take Radiotherapy Treatment and I want to take this treatment at Regional Cancer Centre – JIPMER (Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education Research), Puducherry so please tell me about cost of Radiotherapy?

Can you provide me the list of Facilities available at RCC JIPMER (Regional Cancer Centre Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research)?

[pawan]

The Department of Radiotherapy in JIPMER (Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research) was granted Regional Cancer Centre status by the Ministry in 2002.

An Oncology ward was established in 2006. The MoHFW, Government of India, has subsequently accorded sanction for construction of a separate RCC building.

Aseparate block for Regional Cancer Centre with a capacity for 82 inpatient beds (including 20 special ward beds), outpatient facilities, day care centre, ICU, etc. was constructed. The RCC building, with wards and OPD blocks, was inaugurated on 23.01.2008.

The institute activities include an extensive programme of postgraduate medical education involving the training of specialists in general and super-specialty areas in all disciplines of medical sciences.

Since 2011, the RCC, JIPMER is well networked with other RCCs around the country where telemedicine networking is available and also with PHC in Yanam, Mandya, Kidwai (Bangalore) and Kancheepuram.

List of Facilities presently available at RCC JIPMER
High precision dual energy linear accelerator CLINAC iX with OBI and ECLIPSE version 10.0 TPS capable of 3D-CRT,
IMRT, IGRT, VMAT, Electrons, SBRT teletherapy.
Frameless stereotactic radio-surgery.
Single energy linear accelerator for conventional teletherapy.
Cobalt-60 teletherapy unit.
Nucletron micro-selectron HDR brachytherapy unit.
Varian Gamma Med Plus iX HDR brachytherapy unit.
Bone marrow transplant facility.
CT-simulator
X-Ray simulator.
One 500 mA X-Ray unit; one 100 mA mobile X-ray unit.
Brachytherapy done include: intra-cavitory, intra-luminal, interstitial & mould therapy.
Both day care & inpatient chemotherapy.
Blood irradiation for transplant of stem cells.
Telemedicine.

Contact Detail:
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Dhanvantri Nagar, Gorimedu, Jipmer Campus, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu 605006
Phone: 0413 229 6562