Over 500 more patients a year will now be able to get vital medical examines thanks to a new nuclear imaging machine now up and running in Bangladesh through IAEA support.
The machine is an essential tool for advanced nuclear medicine diagnosis of health conditions, such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
The new positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET-CT) machine will help expand patient care in the country. PET-CT scans enable doctors to take images of what’s happening inside of the body to diagnose diseases and monitor patient progress during treatment.
“Bangladesh has motivated, dedicated professionals, and is getting more equipment,” said Syahril Syahril, project manager at the IAEA responsible for technical cooperation with the country. “Although there are challenges ahead, we are working to ensure that the country will continue receive the necessary assistance through IAEA technical cooperation.”
Alongside enhancements in nuclear medicine, Bangladesh is going through a major upgrade in radiation oncology thanks to a fleet of staff who have been quietly training for years. Through twenty national training programmes supported by the IAEA technical cooperation programme, several radiation oncologists, medical physicists and radiation technologists from the private and government sectors have attended advanced training courses since 2012.
Original source: IAEA
Published on 08 March 2019
