PAF, with the help of its generous donors, JPMC and Government of Sindh, has been able to acquire Radixact-X9 Tomotherapy which is a next generation image guided tumor treatment delivery system. Expense for the treatment of one patients goes upto PKR 50,000 which will be provided free of cost to all deserving patients.
Tomotherapy is a new way to deliver radiation treatment in the fight against cancer. The process combines treatment planning, CT image-guided patient positioning and treatment delivery into one integrated system.
The equipment used for Tomotherapy looks much like a computed tomography (CT) system. During treatment, the patient lies on a bed that moves continuously through a rotating ring. Radiation is delivered from 360o angle as the ring turns and the bed moves through the gantry.