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Adyar Cancer Institute is a cancer specialty hospital situated in the city of Chennai, India; founded by Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy on June 18, 1954 on the land donated by Mr. S. K. Puniyakoti Mudaliar. The institute has been rated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the Top Ranking Centre in the country. ==Several firsts== The Institute's first break came on December 24, 1956, when Atomic Energy, Canada, gifted a cobalt-60 Teletherapy unit (radiation therapy machine). It was the first such unit in Asia. The Institute has several other firsts to its credit. They include: *A department of Nuclear Medical Oncology in 1956; *Paediatric oncology in 1960; *Installing a linear accelerator in 1976; *Introducing Blood Component Therapy in 1978; *Introducing hyperthermia treatment in 1984; *Installing an ND-YAG Surgical Laser in 1985 and performing endoscopic laser surgery; *Intra-operative Electron Therapy is available since 1992. *First in the country to introduce RapidArc treatment in January 2009 *First in the country to start M.Phil Psycho-oncology in August 2011 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adyar Cancer Institute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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