BWI: HCG the First Hospital to Introduce FFF Technology in India

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Health Care Global Enterprises Ltd.(HCG)
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 04:22 PM IST (10:52 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Business services, Healthcare, biotechnology & pharmaceutical; Technology; Healthcare
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HCG the First Hospital to Introduce FFF Technology in India


Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Wednesday, November 28, 2012 -- (Business Wire India) -- HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd, The Specialist in Cancer Care, is the first cancer care network in India, to introduce Flattening Free Filter Mode technology to treat a patient. This was introduced for the first time in India, for a patient diagnosed with prostate cancer at HCG Cancer Center Ahmedabad.

Dr.Vivek Bansal, Director, Radiation Oncology, HCG Cancer Center Ahmedabad, said, "The cancer patients will benefit with the introduction of FFF technology. With FFF dose rates of 2400 (as compared to 600 or below in filtered beam) the beam on time gets reduced by one third to one fourth. This probably is the biggest add on as of today adding to patients comfort and minimizes the effect of movement during treatment or during respiration also. The treatment time in delivering doses will come down from minutes to seconds. The high doses are delivered with precision and accuracy not affecting the normal tissues and thereby reducing the chances of secondary cancers, and optimizing medical outcomes."

Dr. Bharath Ghadvi, CEO, HCG Cancer Center Ahmedabad, said, "We are the first hospital in India to get approval to use the FFF Flattening Free Filter Mode, technology. This is only possible because we are a center of excellence for cancer treatment. The introduction of FFF is to ensure precision and quality of life to the patients."

About HCG:

Health Care Global Enterprises Ltd, (HCG), The Specialist in Cancer Care, headquartered in Bangalore with over 25 cancer centers is South Asia's largest cancer care network.HCG Cancer Center, Ahmedabad, is a state of the art cancer center. The facility proudly houses the latest technology in cancer treatment "TrueBeam" an advanced radiotherapy machine HCG has defined the future of cancer care in India by designing, building and managing cancer care centres with a committed vision. HCG focuses on cancer care treatment, imaging and laboratory services, clinical trials and research services. The vision of HCG is to make high quality cancer care accessible by adopting global innovations to all segments of the society.



CONTACT DETAILS
Satish Manjunath, Corporate Communications & Public Relations, Health Care Global Enterprises Ltd.(HCG), +91 9741237830, satish.m@hcgoncology.com

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CONSUMER, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE

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