Vadodara: The Medical College Baroda has received a nod for new postgraduate courses in radiation oncology.
“We have received permission from the National Medical Commission to start MD radiation oncology where two students will be accepted in post-graduation courses every year,” said Dr.
Ranjan Aiyer, the SSG hospital medical supervisor managed by the state.
“Radiation oncology is an oncology sub-specialization.
This is basically to treat cancer through radiation therapy,” he said.
He added that after the Gujarat government gave a grant sanction around Rs 20 Crore, the radiation oncology department is now equipped with advanced linear accelerators.
“Linear accelerator is a sophisticated equipment that relieves the burden of the tumor and ensures targeted tumor cell killings.
At the same time, it’s a normal network spare parts around it.
This makes linear accelerators superior than other machines available,” he said.
Medical College has so far offered postgraduate courses such as physiology, biochemistry, anatomy, pathology, microbiology, forensic medicine, pharmacology, general drugs (internal drugs), several respiratory drugs.