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Republican clinical oncologic dispensary in Kazan (Sibirskiy trakt, 29) was visited by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. Accompanied by Minister of construction, architecture and housing of Tatarstan Irek Faizullin, Minister of health of RT Adel Vafin and head physician "Republican clinical oncologic dispensary of the MH of RT" Ildar Khairullin guests visited the radiology department, visited the nuclear medicine center, got acquainted with the work of the Volga center of TomoTherapy. Rustam Minnikhanov got familiarized with the new equipment, which today has Republican clinical oncology center. In more detail, told him about the equipment of the new center TomoTherapy equipment will allow to carry out effective radiation therapy to patients with malignant tumors with minimal exposure of surrounding tissues.

Before irradiation on chemotherapeutical apparatus is a computer tomography, it allows maximum detailing the location and size of the tumor in the patient. With this detail, then, is the direct session of radiotherapy. The device allows the maximum impact on the tumor, avoiding exposure of healthy tissues and organs.

Tatarstan President also presented the new device is magnetic resonance therapy, 3 Tesla is the only Russian high field scanner for oncology.

Republican Oncology center was not only a district dispensary for regions of the Volga Federal district. From 71 regions of the country come here to complete the survey to receive surgical treatment. Rustam Minnikhanov, commenting on the situation, said: it is important that our patients were not sitting in the queue. It is suggested to analyze the situation and assess the number of patients from other regions and the number of inhabitants of the Republic, appealed to the oncology clinic. According to Tatarstan President, first of all, the services of the Republican Oncology dispensary needs to be marathoners.