Elekta and HealthCare Global Enterprises (HCG) have announced the launch of a collaborative educational facility in Mumbai. The training centre will focus on providing radiation oncologists, radiotherapy technologists and medical physicists with the necessary skills and training on the latest treatment techniques and technological advancements in radiation therapy (RT).
 
Dr B.S. Ajaikumar, Executive Chairman, HealthCare Global Enterprises says: “Our collaboration with Elekta will support an increase in qualified radiotherapy professionals in India. Through these training programmes we hope to move the needle from basic radiotherapy techniques to high precision radiotherapy treatment strategies such as image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), adaptive RT, stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). Equipping medical professionals through effective learning solutions can significantly improve efficiency and patient outcomes.”
 
This type of peer-to-peer learning outside of Elekta Training Centers is offered to drive the uptake of high precision radiotherapy treatments.
 
“The innovative programme to train and upskill clinicians is designed to improve and standardize the clinical treatment protocols and bridge the gap between academia and industry,” says Manikandan Bala, Elekta’s Managing Director for India.