After years of planning and anticipation, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has officially received its new linear accelerator (LINAC) – a critical piece of equipment for delivering advanced radiation therapy to cancer patients in Barbados.
The multimillion-dollar machine, which had been stored at a facility in Green Hill, St Michael, before being transported to the hospital, was offloaded and manoeuvred into the newly constructed bunker at the QEH yesterday.
Several truckloads of components arrived on site, with staff and technical experts from manufacturers Varian Medical Systems in North America assisting with the unboxing and positioning of the equipment.
Before installation began, the machine was blessed by Canon Noel Burke.
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