A second top-of-the-line Varian True Beam linear accelerator with stereotactic radio-surgery capability was inaugurated today (Wednesday, March 16, 2022) in the Department of Clinical & Radiation Oncology at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC), Lahore.
The ribbon cutting and plaque unveiling was performed by a young cancer patient, Nisar Ahmed, along with acting CEO of SKMCH&RC, Dr Muhammed Aasim Yusuf. On this occasion, Dr Yusuf thanked all the generous donors for supporting SKMCH&RC’s mission of fighting cancer, especially supporters in Canada, who funded this new and most advanced linear accelerator. He said, “At SKMCH&RC, we aim to continuously upgrade our equipment and technology, so as to be able to provide the best possible treatment to all our patients. The addition of this new technology at our hospital in Lahore will cater to the ever-increasing number of cancer patients needing radiation therapy with a high degree of accuracy, precision and speed.”
Dr Yusuf went on to say, “As Ramzan approaches, I would like to urge people to support SKMCH&RC’s mission of providing equitable access to quality treatment to all patients.
