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Radiotherapy Unit in Sri Lanka

Radiotherapy: Saving Lives of Cancer Patients

Video B-roll: for producers and journalists

Running time: 32 min 07 sec

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This Betacam video tape highlights the fight against cancer in the developing countries. It is a broadcast quality video for producers and TV journalists. It is loosely edited to allow flexibility in cutting it to a short report or a feature and supplied with a background story and a shot sheet. The material is provided free of charges but please credit IAEA on-screen.

Main shooting locations: Kandy General Hospital, Kandy (Sri Lanka), Black Lion Hospital , Addis Ababa ( Ethiopia)

Main sequences:

  1. Views of the city of Kandy and its General Hospital 01:00:00 - 01:01:39
  2. Views of hospital premises, examination of patients on clinic days: 01:01:40 - 01:05:12
  3. Beneficiaries of cancer treatment 01:05: 13 - 01:07:51
  4. Child patients, rounds in women's and men's wards 01:07:52 - 01:12:09
  5. Preparation , treatment in cobalt-60 radiation therapy room, donation by the IAEA
  6. Questions & answers: Dr. Sarath Wattegama, radiation oncologist, Kandy General Hospital 01:16:33 - 01:22:20
  7. Questions & answers: Prof. Rohini Hewamanna, Chairperson of Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Authority 01:22:21 - 01:25:43
  8. Questions & answers: Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency 01:25:44 - 01:29:05
  9. Treatment of cervical cancer in women, Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 01:29:06 - 01:32:07

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