India launches its 2nd proton therapy center

Mumbai, India is now home to the country's 2nd proton center, and its first publicly-funded facility. 60% of patients will be getting their care paid for by the govt. Proton therapy comes to public sector now | India News - Times of India India News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the much-awaited proton beam therapy facility at the Tata Memorial Centre’s Kharghar campus on Thur timesofindia.indiatimes.com India's first center, the Apollo Proton Cancer Center, was privately funded, in Chennai on the eastern coast. The article erroneously states that there are 39 operating proton centers globally. It's... Read more
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