The construction of the new University Hospital Center (CHU) in Guadeloupe is progressing. Delivery is scheduled for the end of January 2025. The hospital will welcome four new pieces of equipment, including tools which will notably improve the care of cancer patients. They will supplement the accelerator which will move from the Chauvel site.
He has been the object of all attention since his arrival on the Belle Plaine site. The first of three particle accelerators for stereotactic radiotherapy which will be offered at the new Guadeloupe University Hospital. A cutting-edge therapy against cancer until now non-existent on the archipelago at this level.
are ultra-precise radiotherapy treatments which make it possible to give high doses of radiation over a small number of sessions, which improves the quality of life of patients.
Dr Florence Sacino, Oncologist in the Radiotherapy department
The device will therefore make it possible to go faster and increase the precision of treatments, with patients no longer having to come daily for a session for several weeks.
The installation of the new tool meets precise specifications. Several weeks will be necessary for assembly before carrying out the first tests. Each accelerator will take place in a bunker located in a room of approximately 70m2, with armored doors and walls up to 1.30m thick to protect against radiation. Everything has also been designed to improve patient comfort and care.
Decorations will adorn the ceiling of the radiotherapy room of the new university hospital to put patients at ease. • ©Ludovic Gaydu – Guadeloupe the 1st
The room is very large, much more spacious than today. We chose decorations placed on the ceiling to put the patient at ease.
Sébastien Teilhaud, biomedical engineer
Around 150 patients per year are currently receiving radiotherapy at the Guadeloupe University Hospital. In addition to the 3 particle accelerators, the new establishment will be equipped with two high-precision MRI scanners. There will be the 1.5 Tesla previously used at the CHU but with the latest technologies and the more efficient version. This will increase the capacity to accommodate patients undergoing cancer treatment.
Total cost of the 4 pieces of equipment: approximately 13.6 million euros.
The countdown is therefore on before they are put into service. They must be functional before the dry run, the full-scale trial and the arrival of the first patient scheduled for next June.
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