Nucletron India and Dutch government bring renaissance to professional training in radiation oncology

October 28 2010  |  Press Release 

Nucletron India Training Academy provides professional knowledge of precision cancer treatment  

Chennai, India (28 October 2010) Nucletron, a leading provider of state of the art radiotherapy solutions for cancer treatment will be opening the Nucletron India Training Academy (NITA) on November 16th. Funded by Nucletron and the Dutch government, NITA will provide professional training to Radiation Oncologists and Medical Physicists in the region. These new opportunities for education and enhancing expertise in the latest technology for radiation oncology treatment are expected to result in improved care for cancer patients.

NITA will provide an extensive tailored training around Nucletron’s solutions for both brachytherapy and external beam radiotherapy. The training will be specifically targeted to upgrade and update the skills of Radiation Oncologists and Medical Physicists in the use and application of treatment planning systems and brachytherapy remote afterloaders. The course curriculum is carefully designed to enhance the knowledge and develop confidence in using the various Nucletron products and solutions. The trainings will be conducted by highly experienced experts who have spent years in understanding the current clinical needs of the radiation oncology space.

“The Nucletron India Training Academy is a great initiative to improve the knowledge level and clinical experience in the latest technology for cancer treatment,”

said Dr. A. Vasanthan MD, Chairman Dept of Radiation Oncology & Additional Director, Cancer Institute, Adyar, Chennai, India.

“I am convinced that NITA will have a positive effect on the expertise in precision cancer treatment in this region.”

The following courses will be offered by NITA:
1) Clinical Brachytherapy for Radiation Oncologists.
2) Brachytherapy Planning techniques for Medical Physicists.
3) Contouring and Plan Evaluation processes for Radiation Oncologists
4) External Beam Planning methods for Medical Physicists:
    - 3D Conformal Radiotherapy
    - IMRT
5) Basics of Treatment Planning for the students of Medical Physics.
6) Refresher Course on Oncentra for Medical Physicists:
    - External beam planning
    - Brachytherapy planning

“We are very happy to be able to provide radiation oncologists and medical physicists with specific training to improve their skills in treating and beating cancer,” says B. Viswanathan, Managing Director at Nucletron India. “With this support to our customers we are able to ultimately improve care for many cancer patients in this region.”

About Nucletron
Nucletron provides state of the art radiotherapy solutions for cancer treatment that meet the evolving needs of patients, their caregivers and healthcare professionals around the world.  Nucletron has unmatched global leadership in brachytherapy, a very precise, highly effective and well-tolerated treatment option for healthcare providers, tailored to the needs of individual patients. We work with clinical teams to constantly improve and develop an innovative portfolio of integrated products, software and services that assures excellent patient outcomes.  Headquartered in Veenendaal, The Netherlands, Nucletron employs more than 500 employees, with offices in 15 countries, and products available in more than 100 countries around the world.  Please visit https://www.nucletron.com/ to learn more about our healthcare solutions.