Larkana  Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (LINAR)

About
               
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission established LINAR as its fifth Nuclear Medical Center at Larkana in the year 1978 to provide diagnostic and treatment facilities for benign and malignant diseases to the patients belonging to Upper Sindh, lower Punjab and lower Baluchistan.

Larkana Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (LINAR) is situated on the West Bank of Rice Canal adjacent to Shaikh Zaid Women Hospital. LINAR is spread over an area of 9.5 Acres of land. As it is located in hot zone of the country, the building is centrally Air-conditioned for the convenience of cancer patients. LINAR is equipped with modern instruments required for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients.

Facilities for indoor ward were started in April 1996.

The doctors at LINAR are actively involved in teaching and training Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Nuclear Medicine and various aspects of Cancer problems to the undergraduate Medical students of attached Chandka Medical College as honorary teaching staff members. They provide on   job training to the freshly graduated young doctors of Chandka Medical College Teaching Hospital for preparing the future force against Cancer.

Institute is actively involved in arranging the seminars and symposia on different cancer related topics. For this purpose an Air-Conditioned furnished seminar Hall with audiovisual facilities is available.

 The Institute plays important role in public awareness about early detection and treatment of various cancers. For this purpose doctors of LINAR visit different Taluka & District hospitals.    

LINAR library has excellent collection of various books and periodicals especially related to cancer and nuclear diagnostics LINAR has two well equipped departments namely Radiation oncology and Nuclear Medicine

There two departments in LINAR.

1. Radiotherapy department

2. Nuclear medicine department