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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 Balauchistan.
According to 1998 Census, LINAR covered about 13391 sq km and offer the
diagnostic and therapeutic facilities to 16 million population (approx}
In 2008 the new cases were registered in nuclear medicine department
were 6751 and follow-up patients were 2088 where as in radiotherapy
department registration of new patients was 1491 and follow-up was
10453.
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 of9.5 Acres ofland. 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
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