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Yashoda Cancer Institute Treats First Patient in India Using RapidArc Radiotherapy Technology
Date:4/20/2009

with advanced conformal techniques."

Dr. Chilikuri said the clinical team at Yashoda plans to use RapidArc for a variety of common cancers such as head & neck, cervical, prostate and lung, as well as complicated tumors which are otherwise difficult to treat with other techniques.

Yashoda Cancer Institute is an international quality 200 bed comprehensive cancer research and treatment center operated by Yashoda Hospitals. The cancer institute provides healthcare to 7,000 cancer patients every year. A comprehensive cancer center with state-of-the-art technology, the hospital treats patients from south and east India, South Asia and the Middle East. Dheeraj Gorukanti, chief executive officer of Yashoda Hospitals Group, said, "Yashoda Hospitals is proud to be one of the first sites in the world to implement Varian's RapidArc system. We believe it will provide a real edge in helping patients fight cancer."

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Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California, is the world's leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy, and brachytherapy. The company supplies informatics software for managing comprehensive cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers and medical oncology practices. Varian is a premier supplier of tubes and digital detectors for X-ray imaging in medical, scientific, and industrial applications and also supplies X-ray imaging products for cargo screening and industrial inspection. Varian Medical Systems employs approximately 5,100 people who are located at manufacturing sites in North America and Europe and in its 60 sales and support offices around the world. For more information, visit '/>"/>

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