HISTORY OF DEPTARTEMENT OF RADIO DIAGNOSIS

Department of Radio diagnosis is one of the oldest department in Rangaraya Medical college. It has a long and interesting history.

The first X-Ray outfit was obtained for the Government General Hospital in the year 1930 from BERNARD SHAW INSTITUTE.
It was in the nineteen sixties(1964) , the department of radio diagnosis and radiation oncology did embark in a modest form at Rangaraya Medical College in Government General Hospital.
After 20yrs the Department of Radio diagnosis emerged as a separate wing i.e., in 1984.
Between 1964-2010 the Department of Radiodiagnosis acquired many gadgets like
1)            CT scan Dual source - 1(SIEMENS)
2)            MRI 1.5 Tesla – 1(GE)
3)            Computed Radiography  (CR)-1 (Fuji)
4)            Mammography  - 1 (Vision X-ray Systems
5)            Color Doppler – 2(Esaote Bio Media)
6)            Ultra Sound – 1 (SIEMENS)
7)            Ultra Sound – 2 (Toshiba)
STATIC X-Ray UNITS
8)            800MA with IITV (Fluroscopy)- 1(SEIMENS)
9)            500MA – 5(one in Rt)
10)          Mobile X-ray Units 60 MA - 4(Siemens)
11)          Mobile X-ray Units 60 MA – 3(Allengers)
12)          Mobile X-ray 50MA – 1 (GE)
13)          Portable X-Ray units 15 & 25MA – 2
In 1986 , the Department was provided with portable GE ultrasound machine.
The first CT scan machine(single slice spiral- SEIMENS) was donated by AMG international in 2001. A new dual slice spiral CT machine (SEIMENS) replaced the old one in the year 2010.
Computed Radiography (CR) system started in 2010.
In 2011 ,  MRI was started under Public private partnership project.
Mammography unit started in 2013.
In 2014, High end Doppler Ultrasound Machine (Esaote) with 4D & Elastography was provided.
800 MA X-ray machine with IITV was installed in 2014.

In 2016, 2 Mobile X-ray machines (Mars 3.5 - 60mA) were installed.
In 2017 ,  CT scan machine (GE 16 slice) was started under Public private partnership project.
In 2017, Fixed X-ray machines (Allengers 525 - 500 mA & Mars 50+ 800 mA) were installed.
In 2018, 2 Mobile X-ray machines (Skan mobile- 100 mA) were installed.
In 2019, Digital Radiography (Prognosys Nova FA-I) was installed.
In 2020, Mobile X-ray machine (Bravio XR 115- 60mA) was installed.
In 2021, DSA machine (Allengers Life FP) and Mobile Ultrasound machine (Mindray Z60)was installed.
In 2022, 2 Mobile X-ray machines (M-Rad 5.0 & Mars 4.2 - 100mA) & 2 Fixed USG machines (MY Lab X6 Esoate) were installed.
In 2023, MRI machine (Wipro GE Signa creatore 16 - 1.5 Tesla) was installed.
In 2024 Ultrasound machines (Fixed -My Lab X8 Exp Esoate & Mobile - Butterfly IQ + Wellesta)
In 2025,  CT scan machine was upgraded to (United Imaging 80 slice ) under Public private partnership project.