Lok Sabha Question No. 1698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-25
Subject: Effectiveness of Nuclear Medicines
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: THOKCHOM MEINYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1698 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## EFFECTIVENESS OF NUC LEAR MEDICINES

## 1698. DR. THOKCHOM MEINYA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the Government hospitals where nuclear medicines is prescribed and prac
- (b) whether any study has been conducted with regard to the effectiveness of nuclear medicin
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  there  are  sufficient  number  of  competent  doctors  for  nuclear  medicines  i country; and
- (e) if not, the reasons theref or?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a): As  per  the  information  provided  by  Atomic  Energy  Regulatory  Board  (AERB),  the details of AERB approved Government hospitals, which are practicing Nuclear Medicine, are given in Annexure.
- (b) &(c): AIIMS, New Delhi has informed that a number of studies carried out worldwide have documented the utility and effectiveness of nuclear medicine techniques for imagin therapy. There are few areas where the use of Nuclear Medicines techniques are undisputed an present in textbooks also.
- (d)& (e): AERB  has  informed  that  as  on  date  all  the  Nuclear  Medicine  (NM)  facilitie approved by it are complying with the requirement regarding the ava ilability of NM physicians as prescribed in their safety code.

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## Annexure

|   S. No. | Institute Name                                                         | City                | State             |   Postal Code |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|        1 | M. N. J. Institute Of Oncology                                         | Hyderabad           | Telangana         |        500004 |
|        2 | Nizams Institution Of Medical Sciences                                 | Hyderabad           | Telangana         |        500082 |
|        3 | Sri Venkateswara Institute Of Medical Sciences Tirupati                | Chittoor            | Andhra Pradesh    |        517507 |
|        4 | Cancer Hospital                                                        | Agartala            | Tripura           |        799006 |
|        5 | Gauhati Medical College And Hospital                                   | Guwahati            | Assam             |        781032 |
|        6 | Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute                                          | Kamrup Metropolitan | Assam             |        781016 |
|        7 | Postgraduate Institute Of Medical Education Research                   | And Chandigarh      | Chandigarh        |        160012 |
|        8 | All India Institute Of Medical Sciences                                | New Delhi           | Delhi             |        110029 |
|        9 | Safdarjang Hospital & Vmmc                                             | New Delhi           | Delhi             |        110029 |
|       10 | Army Hospital R & R                                                    | New Delhi           | Delhi             |        110010 |
|       11 | Delhi State Cancer Institute                                           | Delhi               | Delhi             |        110095 |
|       12 | Institute Of Nuclear Medicine And Allied                               | Sciences Delhi      | Delhi             |        110054 |
|       13 | Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute                                    | Ahemedabad          | Gujarat           |        380016 |
|       14 | Sher- I -Kashmir Instt. Of Medical Sciences                            | Srinagar            | Jammu And Kashmir |        190011 |
|       15 | National Institute Of Mental Health And Neurosciences                  | Bangalore           | Karnataka         |        560029 |
|       16 | Command Hospital Air Force                                             | Bangalore           | Karnataka         |        560007 |
|       17 | Regional Cancer Centre                                                 | Thiruvananthap uram | Kerala            |        695011 |
|       18 | Medical College Hospital                                               | Kozhikode           | Kerala            |        673008 |
|       19 | Kidwai Memorial Institute Of Oncology                                  | Bangalore           | Karnataka         |        560029 |
|       20 | Tata Memorial Hospital                                                 | Mumbai              | Maharashtra       |        400012 |
|       21 | Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Centre                              | Mumbai              | Maharashtra       |        400020 |
|       22 | Advanced Centre For Treatment, Research & Education In Cancer (ACTREC) | Raigad              | Maharashtra       |        410208 |
|       23 | INHS Asvini                                                            | Mumbai              | Maharashtra       |        400005 |
|       24 | Command Hospital (Southern Command)                                    | Pune                | Maharashtra       |        411040 |
|       25 | Kem Hospital And Seth G S Medical College                              | Mumbai              | Maharashtra       |        400012 |
|       26 | Gandhi Medical College                                                 | Bhopal              | Madhya Pradesh    |        462001 |
|       27 | Ispat General Hospital                                                 | Sundergarh          | Orissa            |        769005 |
|       28 | Guru Gobind Singh Medical College And                                  | HospitalFaridkot    | Punjab            |        151203 |
|       29 | J. I. P. M. R.                                                         | Pondicherry         | Pondicherry       |        605006 |
|       30 | E. Cancer Institute                                                    | Chennai             | Tamil Nadu        |        600020 |
|       31 | Tamilnadu Govt. Multi Spuper Speciality                                | Hospital Chennai    | Tamil Nadu        |        600002 |
|       32 | Command Hospital                                                       | Lucknow             | Uttar Pradesh     |        226002 |
|       33 | Sanjay Gandhi Postgradudate Institute Of Medical Sciences              | Lucknow             | Uttar Pradesh     |        226014 |
|       34 | Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute Of Medical                             | Science Lucknow     | Uttar Pradesh     |        226010 |
|       35 | Command Hospital (Ec)                                                  | Kolkata             | West Bengal       |        700027 |