Tijuana, June 1.- The linear accelerator at the Oncology Medical Specialties Unit (Uneme) in Mexicali was updated and modernized because the equipment, due to years of use, needed to undergo a maintenance process to avoid indefinite failure, the Baja California Health Secretariat announced Tuesday.
The head of the state agency, Alonso Pérez Rico, explained that there are only two "linear accelerators" in Baja California: one at the Uneme Oncology Center in Mexicali and the other at Clinic 20 of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Tijuana.
The equipment installed at the Uneme in Mexicali is an integrated radiotherapy platform that can treat tumors and tissues in motion with unparalleled levels of precision and speed. From January 1 to April 12, 2021, the unit treated 2,610 cancer patients.
The studies and procedures performed during this period included malignant breast tumor, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, malignant tumor of the bronchi and lung, esophageal tumor, malignant tumor of the cervix, and malignant tumor of the lymph nodes of the head, face, and neck, among others.
