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• World class cancer treatment gets a new destination at Apollo Cancer Centre, Kolkata, (ACC) an integral part of Apollo Cancer Centre, Kolkata. With multidisciplinary approach, latest technologies and best expertise, this 100-bedded unit including 10 bedded HDU is geared up to be the ultimate destination of cancer care in Eastern India.

• Apollo Cancer Centre, Kolkata introduces Novalis Tx with BrainLAB, the revolutionary technology in Radiation Therapy (RT), which comes with the advantage of maximizing tumor destruction while minimizing damage to normal tissues with highest accuracy and sub-millimeter precision.

• Patient comfort enhanced through use of warm and natural material palettes accentuated by intelligent illumination. Apollo Gleneagles Cancer Hospital, Kolkata, is a 100-bedded unit including 50 bedded surgical units.

• Our goal as healthcare designers in fostering wellness was by creating physical surroundings that are psychologically supportive and helps in recovery. Effective lighting designs in different areas, to ensure patient and staff safety, collaborative specification, to achieve functional efficiency and environmental sustainability were also key drivers.

• In a facility that is very inward looking and does not have access to natural light, it was a challenge to create interest in every stage of the treatment process.

• We wanted to create a warm and humane environment for Cancer patients. Therefore, a simple palette comprising high quality but low maintenance materials, natural finishes, motifs inspired by nature, diffused natural light and efficient artificial lighting with pleasing colours and warm textures that helped the flowing yet straightforward and technically sound planning was used for this facility high in technology and care.