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.
