Site Planning of a Newly Installed LINAC along with a Brachytherapy Unit at CMC, Nepal
The majority of cancer patients will require radiotherapy at some time during their illness, either for curative or palliative purposes, making it an important part of a multidisciplinary cancer treatment approach. External beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy are two methods of administering radiati...
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| author | Subhash Thakur Saloni Chawla Achyut Koirala Uddhav Dhakal Ramanand Shah |
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| description | The majority of cancer patients will require radiotherapy at some time during their illness, either for curative or palliative purposes, making it an important part of a multidisciplinary cancer treatment approach. External beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy are two methods of administering radiation to the tumor location. Cobalt tele source, Linear accelerator, and Tomotherapy are examples of external beam radiotherapy equipment; similarly, after loading brachytherapy unit is an example of brachytherapy equipment. Because these units generate radiation, a specific site design is required to guarantee that radiation leakage is kept to a minimum. Linear accelerator and Brachytherapy devices are housed in specialized chambers known as “Bunkers.” The engineering of these bunkers is still a difficulty. The layout of the radiation department is designed in such a way that it will smooth the day-to-day operations and maximize the efficiency of the working crew. The general considerations, location, and layout of different rooms built for the LINAC and brachytherapy unit at CMC, Bharatpur, Nepal are discussed in this study. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ba2314635454ddaade2f2afc2935d322024-01-27T05:40:09ZengWest Asia Organization for Cancer PreventionAsian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care2588-36822022-06-017227327810.31557/apjcc.2022.7.2.273-278871Site Planning of a Newly Installed LINAC along with a Brachytherapy Unit at CMC, NepalSubhash Thakur0Saloni Chawla1Achyut Koirala2Uddhav Dhakal3Ramanand Shah4Department of Radiation Oncology, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Nepal.Department of Radiation Oncology, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Nepal.Department of Engineering, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Nepal.Department of Engineering, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Nepal.Department of Radiation Oncology, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Nepal.The majority of cancer patients will require radiotherapy at some time during their illness, either for curative or palliative purposes, making it an important part of a multidisciplinary cancer treatment approach. External beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy are two methods of administering radiation to the tumor location. Cobalt tele source, Linear accelerator, and Tomotherapy are examples of external beam radiotherapy equipment; similarly, after loading brachytherapy unit is an example of brachytherapy equipment. Because these units generate radiation, a specific site design is required to guarantee that radiation leakage is kept to a minimum. Linear accelerator and Brachytherapy devices are housed in specialized chambers known as “Bunkers.” The engineering of these bunkers is still a difficulty. The layout of the radiation department is designed in such a way that it will smooth the day-to-day operations and maximize the efficiency of the working crew. The general considerations, location, and layout of different rooms built for the LINAC and brachytherapy unit at CMC, Bharatpur, Nepal are discussed in this study.http://www.waocp.com/journal/index.php/apjcc/article/view/871linac, bunker, brachytherapy, radiation protection |
| spellingShingle | Subhash Thakur Saloni Chawla Achyut Koirala Uddhav Dhakal Ramanand Shah Site Planning of a Newly Installed LINAC along with a Brachytherapy Unit at CMC, Nepal Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care linac, bunker, brachytherapy, radiation protection |
| title | Site Planning of a Newly Installed LINAC along with a Brachytherapy Unit at CMC, Nepal |
| title_full | Site Planning of a Newly Installed LINAC along with a Brachytherapy Unit at CMC, Nepal |
| title_fullStr | Site Planning of a Newly Installed LINAC along with a Brachytherapy Unit at CMC, Nepal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Site Planning of a Newly Installed LINAC along with a Brachytherapy Unit at CMC, Nepal |
| title_short | Site Planning of a Newly Installed LINAC along with a Brachytherapy Unit at CMC, Nepal |
| title_sort | site planning of a newly installed linac along with a brachytherapy unit at cmc nepal |
| topic | linac, bunker, brachytherapy, radiation protection |
| url | http://www.waocp.com/journal/index.php/apjcc/article/view/871 |
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