In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence (Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav) Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore in association with Choithram College of Paramedical Sciences, Choithram Hospital and Research Centre (CHRC), Indore organized a two-day cancer screening camp at RRCAT Convention Centre on October 5 and 6, 2021.

The camp was conducted for screening of oral cavity of the CISF and RRCAT security personnel, their family members and various non-employees visiting RRCAT premises using the photonics based, compact, non-invasive and portable cancer screening device 'Oncodiagnoscope', developed at RRCAT.

The event was inaugurated by S. V. Nakhe, Director, RRCAT. Dr. S. S. Nayyar, Surgical Oncologist and General Secretary, Cancer Society of Madhya Pradesh, Rajesh Arya, Head, Laser Electronics Division and Chairman, Public Outreach Committee, RRCAT and Dr S. K. Majumder, Head, Laser Biomedical Applications Division and Co-Chairman, Public Outreach Committee, RRCAT were the other dignitaries present on the occasion.

Dr. Khageswar Sahu, Dr. Hemant Krishna, Mr. Vijay Kumar, Dr. Sunil Verma, Dr. Srinibas Satapathy along with a dedicated team of scientists from RRCAT coordinated the event. Dr. S S Nayyar, Dr. Pallavi Gupta, Dr. Ashish Parmar, Dr. Antush Mittal, Dr. Manisha Chauhan and a team of doctors and medical personnel examined and screened the participating individuals.

Paralleling the screening of oral cavity, various clinical tests like measurement of blood pressure and blood sugar, determining the blood group etc. were also conducted free of cost by the team led by Dr. Arindam Bose from the Choithram College of Paramedical Sciences, Choithram Hospital and Research Centre.