Ma Subramanian launches advanced radiation therapy machine in Coimbatore

Coimbatore: The Sri Ramakrishna Hospital - Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Oncology and Research (SRIOR) became the first comprehensive cancer centre in southern Tamil Nadu to introduce Tomotherapy Radixact X9, a state-of-the-art radiation therapy system developed in the USA, on Tuesday.
Health Minister Ma Subramanian launched the Rs30-crore worth machine in the presence of D Lakshminarayanaswamy, managing trustee of SNR Sons Charitable Trust, R Sundar, joint managing trustee, trustees S Narendran and V Ramakrishna, and Dr P Guhan, director of SRIOR.
Speaking at the event, the minister appreciated the Sri Ramakrishna Hospital for treating more than 65,000 patients under the CM's health insurance scheme.