%0 Journal Article
%T Radiotherapy in Pakistan
%A Ahmad Mushtaq
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 1
%N 3
%P 1-9
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2014
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1100559
%X In Pakistan we do not have a National Cancer Registry. Some institutions have started to develop their own Cancer Registry. According to the World Health Organisation annually 120,000 people in Pakistan are diagnosed with cancer. All three types of radiotherapy procedures, teletherapy, brachytherapy and unsealed sources are being employed for treatment of cancer. Accelerators and Cobalt-60 teletherapy units are imported. Radioisotopes used as radiotherapeutics are produced locally. IAEA is constantly supporting the activities of radiotherapy in Pakistan. Infrastructure of radiotherapy needs extensive improvement in Pakistan. Clinical applications of radiotherapeutics can only be increased by collaboration of nuclear medical centers and producer of radionuclides¡ªPakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH), Islamabad, Pa-kistan.
%K Radioisotope
%K Radiotherapy
%K Teletherapy
%K Brachytherapy
%K Cancer
%K Pakistan
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/3064424