KFSHRC gets radiotherapy equipment worth SR50 Million

RIYADH, March 14, SPA -- Modern radiotherapy equipment worth SR50
million was recently installed at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital
and Research Center in Riyadh.


Dr. Fahd Al-Abdul-Jabbar, Chairman of the board of directors of
KFSHRC, unveiled the equipment — Radiotherapy Treatment Modalities —
at the hospital’s oncology center in the presence of many medical
professionals.


Al-Abdul-Jabbar said the new addition to the hospital would benefit
both patients as well as training professionals and researchers.


Dr. Mohammed Al-Sowaiyel, president of the King Abdulaziz City for
Science and Technology (KACST), was also present at the function.


The two organizations currently collaborate in cancer research.


Dr. Qasim Al-Qasabi, chief executive officer of KFSHRC, said the new
equipment include four state-of-the-art radiation therapy machines,
costing SR50 million.


“This is the only hospital in the world which has three of these
under one roof,” Al-Qasabi told Arab News.

--SPA