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Assam to set up India's first public-sector proton therapy centre
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Less damage to healthy tissue than X-rays: the proton therapy centre Assam is building, explained for GS3
Assam signs MoU for a public-sector proton beam therapy centre.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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On 31 October 2026 the Assam government signed a memorandum of understanding with Belgium-based Ion Beam Applications (IBA) Particles to establish India's first public-sector proton beam therapy centre.
Proton therapy delivers radiation to a tumour with less damage to nearby healthy tissue than conventional X-ray radiotherapy.
It is mainly used for tumours near critical organs and for childhood cancers.
સ્રોત: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
મુખ્ય તથ્યો
Remember these
- Assam signed an MoU on 31 October 2026 with Belgium-based Ion Beam Applications (IBA) Particles.
- The centre is to be India's first public-sector proton beam therapy centre.
- Proton therapy delivers radiation to the tumour with less damage to nearby healthy tissue than conventional X-ray radiotherapy.
- It is mainly used for tumours near critical organs and for childhood cancers.
- Protons deposit most of their energy at a set depth (the Bragg peak), which limits exit dose beyond the tumour.
પ્રિલિમ્સ · મેઇન્સ
How the exam will ask it
પ્રિલિમ્સ
- Proton beam therapy is a form of external-beam radiotherapy that uses charged particles (protons) instead of X-ray photons.
- It is especially suited to tumours close to critical organs and to paediatric cancers because it spares surrounding healthy tissue.
- Assam's MoU with IBA Particles (Belgium) is for India's first public-sector proton therapy centre.
મેઇન્સ
GS3 (Science and Technology, health) and GS2 (health). Cancer burden and the high cost of advanced radiotherapy, mostly available only in private hospitals, create an access gap. A public-sector proton centre, set up through a State-level MoU with a technology provider, can widen access to precision treatment, but needs trained medical physicists, affordable pricing and insurance cover (such as PM-JAY) to benefit the poor. The way forward is a phased national network, indigenous capacity building and outcome monitoring.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
India's first public-sector proton beam therapy centre is to be set up under an MoU with Belgium-based IBA Particles in which State?
- Kerala
- Assam
- Odisha
- Karnataka
જવાબ જુઓ
જવાબ: B — Correct: Assam — Assam signed the MoU with IBA Particles on 31 October 2026 for the centre. • Kerala — wrong: Kerala has not signed this MoU for a public-sector proton centre. • Odisha — wrong: Odisha is not the State party to this MoU. • Karnataka — wrong: Karnataka is not the State party to this MoU.
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