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One of the most modern radiotherapy centres of Europe in Budapest
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Magyaridok.hu reports that the National Institute of Oncology in Budapest will become one of the most modern radiation centres in the continent, as all of the old machines will be replaced, lifting the Hungarian radiotherapy to the upper mid-range standards of Europe.
The latest construction-development in the National Institute of Oncology will begin in March and presumably end by the end of the year or the beginning of 2018. Thus, the complete machinery of the radiotherapy department will be replaced by new ones, including the necessary bunkers, as well.
Miklós Kásler, professor and Director General of the Institute told the site that five of the six machines were considered obsolete, two of which were replaced earlier from their own budget (worth about 1.5 billion HUF) and three will be changed to better ones within a few months.
The new machines include two accelerators, an 18-year-old cobalt cannon, and a CyberKnife, which is a power saving machine of the most modern technology. The latter is a linear accelerator connected to robotic arms, and shall be extremely accurate, as the beam can be pointed from nearly all positions to tumours in any parts of the body.
The new machines also require the radiation-protection of the bunkers to be improved and strengthened. Once everything is ready, the Institute will have seven radiotherapy machines of the most modern technologies of their own kinds. Thus, it will become one of the most modern radiotherapy centres in Europe.