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Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai
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| Name        = Cancer Institute (W.I.A), Chennai
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(contracted; show full)  | date = 22 March 2013 
  | url = http://www.deccanherald.com/content/320732/make-adyar-cancer-institute-centre.html
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==Achievements==
Cancer Institute (WIA) has several 'firsts' to its credit

*Cobalt-60 Teletherapy unit
 in: 1956 - Gifted by Atomic Energy, Canada (1st unit installed in Asia)
*A department of ⏎
*[[nuclear medicine|Nuclear Medical]] [[Oncology]] inine:]] 1956;
*Paediatric oOncology in: 1960;
*Installing a [[lL[[linear accelerator|inear accelerator]] in: 1976;
*Introducing Blood Component Therapy in: 1978;
*Introducing [[hHyperthermia]] treatment inherapy: 1984;
*Installing an ND-YAG [[laser surgery|Surgical Laser]] in 1985 and performing& endoscopic laser surgery;: 1985
*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 RapidArc treatment: 2009
*M.Phil Psycho-oncology in Augustcourse: 2011

==Facilities==
The Institute has a hospital, a research center, preventive oncology, and a College of Oncology Sciences (a postgraduate college that conducts super-speciality courses in surgical oncology, medical oncology, oncological nursing, Medical Physics and Psycho-oncology).

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[[Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1954]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1954]]
[[Category:Regional Cancer Centres in India]]
[[Category:Hospitals in Chennai]]
[[Category:1954 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Research institutes in Chennai]]