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Adyar Cancer Institute
'''Adyar Cancer Institute''' is a [[cancer]] specialty hospital situated in the city of [[Chennai]], [[India]]; founded by Dr. [[Muthulakshmi Reddy]] on [[June 18]], [[1954]].

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== 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 medicine|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 [[laser surgery|Surgical Laser]] in 1985 and performing endoscopic laser surgery;
*The only institute where Intra-operative Electron Therapy is available since 1992.⏎
*First in the country to introduce RapidArc treatment in January 2009

== Present facilities ==
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The Institute has a hospital, a research centre, a centre of preventive oncology, and a College of Oncology Sciences (a postgraduate college that conducts super-speciality courses in surgical oncology and medical oncology).

(contracted; show full)== Links ==
* [http://cancerinstitutewia.org Cancer Institute Home Page]
* [http://www.cifwia.org/aboutus/history/history.php Cancer Institute Donor Site]

[[Category:Organizations established in 1954]]
[[Category:Cancer organizations]]
[[Category:Hospitals in Chennai]]
[[Category:Hospitals in Tamil Nadu]]