Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved a proposal for the construction of a Medical Cyclotron Unit in the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital (TMCH) being set up in the NISER campus in Bhubaneswar.
The state government has approved funds worth Rs 150 crore for the purpose. The unit will be a premier research and applications hub of Medical Cyclotron in the entire South East Asian region. The Medical Cyclotron unit will produce radioactive isotopes required for critical imaging procedures such as PET scanning for the treatment of cancer and other critical ailments.
At Present, Odisha receives isotopes from Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, and the isotopes remain effective for only a few hours.
