Introduction
Regional Cancer Center Raipur is a new and developing RCC of India. It is 17th RCC of the country in out of 25 existing RCC. It is the only Government Cancer Hospital & only the referral center for cancer in state of Chhattisgarh. It is draining about 2 Crore population. It also drains patients from adjoining state like, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand & Madhya Pradesh. Most of the patients are from rural & tribal areas.
 

Facilities
We have one Theratron 780 E Cobalt machine with which we are treating around 100 patients/day. One Micro selectron Brachytherapy machine with which 10-12 patients are treated daily. We are all doing external radiotherapy, Intracavitory , interstitial & intra luminal Implants & Chemotherapy routinely. We have one 3 D treatment planning System with External beam soft ware with Brachytherapy soft ware for precise radiotherapy. Mammography machine is installed for screening of early breast cancer. We have separate X-ray machine & Sonography machine for cancer patients. Colposcopy machine is available for screening of early cervix cancer. We are also providing tablet morphine for palliative care.
 

Achievements & Research
Our annual registry of cancer patients is around 2500 / year. We have treated around 16000 patients in the year 2005. We have given around 17700 radiotherapy fractions & 800 brachytherapy fractions. Around 6000 patients were treated with chemotherapy. We have admitted around 12500 patients in cancer ward. Around 12000 patients were treated free of cost. We have given around 30000 Tablets of Morphine to 650 Patients.

I.  Ext. Radiotherapy + inj. Vinraolabine V/s Ext. Radiotherapy alone in advanced head & neck
    cancer’s.
II. Comparative study of Erythropiotin + Ext. Radiotherapy V/s Ext. Radiotherapy alone.
    circadian rhythm in head and neck cancer patients.
 

Courses

Following courses are teaching in the department
1.MD. Radiotherapy since-1995
2. Post P.G. Radiotherapy Diploma Technician (Applied to university.)
3. Radiotherapy Technician Certificate Course (Applied to Director PMC).
 

More about Department
1. Only hospital providing all sorts of radiotherapy, Chemotherapy & Surgery Free of cost to
    BPL Patients in country.
2. It is the only hospital having brachytherapy facility in chhattisgarh.
3. It is the Only hospital having mammography with stereo tactic attachment in chhattisgarh It
    is the only hospital having tablet morphine Facility in chhattisgarh

Head of Department