Skip to main content

Medical Cyclotron to cure cancer tumours: Dr. Bhandari

 Source:http://educationtimes.com/educationTimes/CMSD/Newsroom/1/20120427201204271157529217c1a1544/Technological-Seminar.html

A seminar conducted by ISA students’ chapter of Heritage Institute of Technology provided the right exposure to budding tech students

Kolkata: The ISA students’ chapter of Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata in association with Indian Vacuum Society conducted a seminar on April 24. Dr R K Bhandari, director, department of atomic energy, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Government of India, said, “India needs to fully exploit the potential accelerators in a large variety of fields to boost technological progress.”
Focusing on the applications of Vacuum Technology, Heritage Institute of Technology organised such a seminar to give the right exposure to the budding tech students of applied electronics and instrumentation so that they can understand the role of vacuum technology on charging particle accelerators which can be a boon to the mankind.
“Accelerated particles can give high velocity protons which create radiation to treat cancer. It may cure cancer tumours in brains as well as spinal cords which are very much difficult be cured through other techniques of cancer treatment,” said Dr Bhandari. Also he explained the other progresses made by Vaccum Technology and elaborated on their influence in today’s life. His discussions were detailed, minute and helpful for the students present at the seminar.
The seminar also had Scientist Gautam Pal, from Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) and also a member of Indian Vacuum Society; Scientist D L Bandyapadhyay, ex VECC and member of Indian Vacuum Society; Prof A K Ghoshal, professor at Jadavpur University and Member of Indian Vacuum Society; Probir Roy, executive director, Heritage Institute of Technology; Dr Pranay Chaudhuri, principal, Heritage Institute of Technology; Prof B B Poira, director, Heritage Institute of Technology; Prof Arabinda Kr Pal, HOD, Department of Applied Electronics, Heritage Institute of Technology; Prof Arun K Ray, Heritage Institute of Technology and Prof Sreeparna Dasgupta, Heritage Institute of Technology.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

BHARAT RATNA DR. APJ ABDUL KALAM AT HERITAGE GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS KOLKATA ON 5th JULY 2011 ON THE OCASSION OF CELEBRATION OF 10 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

Heritage Group of Institutions Kolkata celebrated its 10th Anniversary with former President of India, Bharat Ratna APJ Abdul Kalam on 5th July, 2011 in the Heritage campus. It had been a magnificent moment for the Heritage School and Heritage Institute of Technology where more than 300 students, faculty members and other dignitaries got the opportunity to listen to the speech of APJ Abdul Kalam which is a prized direction for the educational conglomerate after completing 10 years of excellence in education. The day started with a huge gathering in the football ground of the campus which was decorated with a huge pandal to welcome Chief Guest Bharat Ratna APJ Abdul Kalam. At 3:30 pm, Dr. Kalam reached the campus and was received by the Secretary of Kalyan Bharti Trust, Shri H.K.Chaudhary along with Executive Director of the Trust Shri Probir Roy and CEO, Shri Pradip Agarwal. After the formal reception, Dr. Kalam was escorted by the senior officials of Kalyan Bharti Trust...
Post a Comment
Read more

Film and photography festival

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Film-and-photography-festival/articleshow/12893103.cms   Apr 27, 2012, 11.59AM IST     KOLKATA: The students of Heritage Institute of Technology organised a film and photography festival from April 20 to 23, 2012. The occasion was graced by the presence of Madhu Sarkar, director of National Academy of Photography , Amaresh Chakraborty, active dean of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) and the HOD of Direction and Shaymal Kumar Karmakar, professor of editing at SRFTI. Also present at the event were B B Poira, director of Heritage Institute of Technology, Dr Pranay Chaudhuri, principal of Heritage Institute of Technology and Seema Sapri, principal of The Heritage School . The student's council along with the Pravasana club members organised the film festival in collaboration with SRFTI. The motivation was the enthusiasm of the students towards photography and critically acc...
Post a Comment
Read more

EU’s Erasmus Mundus programmes introduced @ Heritage

 Source: http://www.em-a.eu/en/home/newsdetail-ema-members-report/introduction-of-eus-erasmus-mundus-programmes-on-december-19th-2011-at-heritage-institute-of-tech.html HIT was set up by a group of Kolkata based eminent industrialists, renowned public figures in the eastern fringes of Kolkata. HIT is founded on the Kalyan Bharti Trust. The mission of this trust is to promote education and nourish students with rich cultural heritage of India. Prithviraj Sarkar, an Erasmus Mundus Alumnus currently working in Denmark, gave a talk on opportunities within Erasmus Mundus programmes both for students and alumni at Heritage Institute, Kolkata on December 19th, 2011.  The participants were welcomed by the Director of the Institute, Prof. B. Paira.  The event was attended by a lot of the institutions's professors, master students who were looking for PhD scholarships and  engineering students from the bachelor programme. The presentation was about 15 minute...
Post a Comment
Read more