BGS GLOBAL HOSPITALS COMMISSIONS THE WORLD’S MOST ADVANCED RADIATION THERAPY TECHNOLOGY FOR CANCER TREATMENT. THE FIRST ‘TRUEBEAM™ STx’ IN ASIA PACIFIC, NOW AT BANGALORE.

1. The hospital
INTRODUCING
BGS Global Hospitals at Bangalore is a 500 bed tertiary care multi-super specialty facility. Built with international standards, the hospital is
manned by some of the foremost names across specialties. The centrally air-conditioned hospital has 14 major operating rooms, best-in-
class imaging/radiology facilities and 120 specialty-wise ICU beds. It also has one of the largest liver ICUs in the country.
With exceptional patient care and utmost safety at the core of everything the hospital does, the environment, people and the systems are
built to deliver the finest healthcare services with cutting-edge technology and best practices. By being in the forefront of performing
advanced research programmes and academics, BGS Global Hospitals is able to pioneer clinical and surgical breakthroughs and ensure that
patients are given a new lease of life.
INTELLIGENCE IN
CANCER TREATMENT
At BGS Global Cancer Institute by
the Global Hospitals Group.
The Group
Global Hospitals Group is one of the fastest growing chain of multi-super specialty tertiary care hospitals offering healthcare services of
international standards. The Group currently has nine strategically located world-class hospitals across the country with over 2000 beds. The
Group's interest in healthcare span a wide spectrum of services ranging from cutting-edge clinical practices, research, academics and a
comprehensive focus on wellness programmes to promote prevention.
The Global Hospitals Group has carved out a niche for itself in India's healthcare industry by excelling in areas ranging from diagnosis to
multi-organ transplantation services, from simple procedures to complex surgeries. It has evolved to become a one-stop healthcare
destination for people from across the world. The multi-super specialty services encompass – medical & surgical gastroenterology,
neurology & neurosurgery, cardiology & cardio-thoracic surgery, hepatology & liver transplantation, urology, nephrology, general medicine
& critical care, orthopaedics, joint replacement & spinal surgeries and others. Recognised for internationally reputed doctors and cutting-
edge medical technologies, the Group has achieved several milestones by performing multiple rare and pioneering surgeries including
multi-organ transplantations.
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2. Modalities of Treatment available
intelligence Tteatment
in·tel·li·gence /inˈtelijəns/Noun
1. The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills. • Surgical Oncology • Radiation Oncology
2. The collection of information of military or political value: "military intelligence". understanding - intellect
information - mind - wit • Medical Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplantation
The truth is, intelligence has different meanings for different people. But at the BGS Global Cancer Institute, • Interventional Oncology
intelligence means, well, everything. Intelligence is the single word that substantiates all our activity, aim and effort.
The reason being, in today's India, where cancer rates are at an alarming high, there lies a huge gap between need • Rehabilitation
and availability of quality treatment.
Originating from one of the most advanced healthcare groups in the country, we aim at bridging this gap with ultra
high technology, thoughtful infrastructure and advanced care. In short, by infusing intelligence in
cancer treatment.
Intelligence is Asia Pacific's first TrueBeamTM STx Surgical Oncology
TrueBeamTM STx is admittedly the world's most advanced Linear Accelerator (LINAC) for radiotherapy. The The Department of Surgical Oncology at BGS Global Cancer Institute has a team of highly experienced surgeons.
biggest challenge in today's radio oncology is to protect normal cells and tissues from radiation. And no other Cancers in each part of the body vary highly from each other. The surgical treatment therefore should be
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LINAC in the world does it with as much precision as TrueBeam STx. With Asia Pacific's only TrueBeam STx considerably different from each other. That is why at BGS Global Cancer Institute, we have separated the surgical
machine at BGS Global Cancer Institute, we ensure the most precise radiotherapy. What's more, oncologists based on the cancers they operate upon. We have highly specialized organ specific surgical oncologists
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TrueBeam STx can also retain its precision of targeting cancer cells for moving organs, like the lungs and the liver. who routinely perform simple to complex surgeries. Thus if a patient has cancer in the pancreas, he'll be treated only
With any other LINAC, protecting normal cells in such cases is just impossible! by a gastric onco surgeon. The Department has tertiary level support of state-of-the art operation theatres and
technology & equipment, Intensive Care Units, highly trained technicians, nursing team apart from Anesthetists,
Intelligence is having an array of cancer treatment Intensivists and other support staff. The specialists from the Department of Surgical Oncology perform surgical
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procedures for the most cancers, such as:
While TrueBeam STx offers the most advanced radiotherapy in cancer, an array of treatments in different
modalities make sure that the treatment is comprehensive. Needless to say, each modality offers world-class
1) Head & Neck cancers 2) Neuro cancers 3) Breast cancers 4) Lung cancers
treatment supported by highly advanced techniques and procedures.
5) Genito-urinary cancers 6) Orthopaedic cancers 7) Gastro-intestinal cancers 8) Liver cancers
9) Pancreatic cancers 10) Gynaec cancers 11) Plastic & reconstructive surgeries
Medical oncology
Department of Medical Oncology at BGS Global Cancer Institute provides state-of-the art services in the
management of cancer through the use of chemotherapy and allied drugs and Blood and Marrow Transplantation.
The Department is serviced by highly qualified and dedicated full-time medical oncologists. The Department has
expertise in the management of hematological malignancies such as acute and chronic leukemia, lymphomas,
multiple myelomas, all solid tumours and Germ Cell Tumours. At BGS Global Cancer Institute, a state-of-the-art
Blood and Marrow Transplant unit is dedicated solely to the care of transplant patients and their families. We
perform both autologous (patient's own cells) and allogeneic (matched donor cells) transplants to treat many
different types of cancer, including Hodgkin's Disease, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, Testicular
cancer, Leukemia (acute and chronic) and Aplastic anemia. Our experts are actively engaged in research to find
newer avenues to treat cancer, including graft engineering and immunotherapy (using body's own immune system).
The interdisciplinary team includes medical oncologists/ hematologists, pathologists, nurses, nutritionists, social
workers, and genetic counselors.
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3. Radiation
Radiation Oncology Gamma Camera
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The Department of radiation oncology houses the TrueBeam STx machine, making BGS Global Cancer Institute
A Gamma Camera, also called a Scintillation Camera or Anger Camera, is a device used to image gamma radiation
the most advanced radiotherapy unit anywhere in the world. The modality provides radiation therapy treatments for
emitting radioisotopes, a technique known as scintigraphy. The applications of scintigraphy include early drug
both adults and children in a congenial atmosphere.
development and nuclear medical imaging to view and analyse images of the human body or the distribution of
External radiotherapy/ Teletherapy with TrueBeamTM STx: medically injected, inhaled, or ingested radionuclides emitting gamma rays.
Over the last few decades, the main clinical impact of gamma cameras within oncology has been in the diagnosis of
1. 2D convention planning
skeletal metastases by bone scintigraphy. The strength of nuclear medicine is the ability to assess tissue function and
Oncology
2. Electron beam treatment there are many aspects of tumour biology that can be usefully evaluated by gamma camera imaging techniques for
3. 3Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy (3DCRT) diagnosis, staging and therapy monitoring. The performance of many of these techniques exceeds that of structural
4. Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) imaging methods such as CT.
5. Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT)
6. RapidArc (Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy)
Internal Radiotherapy/Brachytherapy GammaMed plus- iX
7. Gating technique for tumours that move with respiration [Remote after loading high dose rate (HDR) with MRI compatible Titanium applicators]
8. Adaptive radiotherapy
9. Gated RapidArc
1.Intracavitary Brachytherapy 2.Intraluminal Brachytherapy 3.Interstitial Brachytherapy
10. Stereotactic treatment like
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), including Intensity modulated Brachytherapy is also known as internal radiotherapy, sealed source radiotherapy, curietherapy or endocurietherapy.
Radiosurgery (IMRS) and Image guided It is a form of radiotherapy where a radiation source is placed inside or next to the area requiring treatment.
radiosurgery (IGRS) Brachytherapy is commonly used as an effective treatment for cervical, prostate, breast and skin cancer and can also
• Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT) be used to treat tumours in many other body sites. Brachytherapy can be used alone or in combination with other
• Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) therapies such as surgery, External Beam Radiotherapy (EBRT) and chemotherapy.
PET CT
Positron Emission Tomography, also called PET imaging or a PET scan, is a powerful diagnostic test that has a major
impact on the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The PET scan which is a functional image, is fused with the CT
scan, the structural image. This fusion of PET & CT helps the doctors to see the abnormality and locate it precisely as Interventional Oncology services
well. PET CT is the most advanced imaging system in the world.
The Department of Interventional Oncology is fully equipped to fulfil all the imaging requirements for screening, early
PET scan is the most accurate, non-invasive way to tell whether or not a tumor is benign or malignant, sparing diagnosis, accurate staging and regular assessment of disease status in cancer patients. It offers new and expanded
patient's expensive, often painful diagnostic surgeries and suggesting treatment options earlier in the course of the opportunities to investigate cancer therapies that use imaging technology to diagnose and treat localized cancers in ways
disease. And although cancer spreads silently in the body, PET can inspect all organs of the body for cancer in a single that are precisely targeted and minimal or non-invasive. The Centre's goal is localised treatment and drug delivery. And it
achieves it by use of advanced imaging technologies, including cutting-edge Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI),
examination! PET scans are mostly used to detect cancer and to examine the effects of cancer treatment by
Positron Emission Tomography (PET), and Computed Tomography (CT) - combined with the capability to use all three
Radiation and Chemotherapy. technologies simultaneously to navigate a therapeutic device through the body.
Interventional Oncology services for cancer treatment include Ablation techniques used on tumour tissue, using
radiofrequency, microwave, electricity, super-cold gases or alcohol to kill and shrivel the tumour.
Radio-embolisation delivers microscopic radioactive beads to the tumour.
Bland embolisation can block the blood supply; and chemo-embolisation combines this technique with
chemotherapeutic drug delivery.
Transarterial chemotherapy allows chemotherapeutic drugs to be delivered in high doses directly to the site of
the tumour.
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4. Palliative Care
Palliative care services are given to improve the quality of life for patients who have a life-threatening condition. The
goal of palliative care is to prevent or treat, as early as possible, the symptoms and side effects of the disease and its
treatment, in addition to the related psychological, social and spiritual problems. Palliative care is also called comfort
care, supportive care, and symptom management.
Palliative care can address a broad range of issues, integrating an individual's specific needs into care. The physical
and emotional effects of cancer and its treatment may be very different from person to person. Differences in age,
cultural background or support systems may result in very different palliative care needs.
Comprehensive palliative care will take the following issues into account for each patient their physical emotional,
practical and spiritual requirements.
Intelligence is Tumour Board
So how does the patient decide which treatment to undergo? The fact is, the treatment plan for an individual depends
on a large number of factors, including the exact location of the tumour, the stage of the cancer, and the person's age
and general health.
The Tumour Board resolves this. For every single patient, BGS Global Cancer Institute sets up a Tumour Board
comprising a specialist from each treatment vertical, i.e. a radio oncologist, a chemotherapist, a surgical oncologist
and a medical oncologist. Together, after studying the report, they decide on the course of treatment, together. After
explaining it to the patient in detail, the treatment commences.
Intelligence is having the foremost oncologists of the country
All said and done, a hospital is just as good as the doctors it houses. And in this regard, BGS Global Cancer Institute
would be counted as a leading oncology institute not just in the city, but in the entire country. Simply because our
team of doctors includes the foremost cancer specialists in the country having years of experience.
Intelligence is the support of a multi-super specialty hospital
As any expert would know, cancer often calls for high-end supporting treatments. Still, a large number of cancer
treatment centres continue to operate in isolation. Thus the patient needs to travel all the way to another hospital in
case any complications arise.
At BGS Global Cancer Institute, we have the support of the city's one of the best multi-super specialty hospital, thus
ensuring timely and convenient treatment for the patient.
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