Components of the Grant-In-Aid as projected by the State Cancer Society of Meghalaya to the Government.

The Grant-in-aid is for the purchase of one unit of Tele cobalt machine. The State Cancer Society of Meghalaya projected the following components which consist of:-

Decommission of the old Gammarex machine.
Renovation of the old Gamarex Room to install a new Cobalt Machine according to BARC direction for the purpose of Radiation Safety.
Purchase of Cobalt-60 and accessories and Monitoring Equipments.
Purchase of 3D Treatment Planning System (TPS).
Purchase of Mould Room Paraphernalia’s.
Disposal of the decayed Cobalt Source.
Inspection and Commission of the Cobalt Machine by experience Medical Physicists from established Cancer Institute.

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