Landmark Oncology Projects
Case Study
Côte d'Ivoire's first dedicated national oncology center, inaugurated by President Alassane Ouattara in December 2017. The CNRAO serves patients from across West Africa, providing locally accessible cancer treatment for the first time.
CNRAO – Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire's first national oncology center, inaugurated by President Ouattara in December 2017.
The Challenge
Before CNRAO, Côte d'Ivoire had no radiotherapy capability.
Cancer patients faced a stark choice: travel abroad for treatment at significant personal cost, or go without. The lack of infrastructure left an entire region underserved in oncology care.
The Solution
FTS Medical contributed to the delivery of full medical infrastructure: a Linear Accelerator with VMAT capability, a Brachytherapy unit, and a CT Simulator.
The center was equipped, commissioned, and made operational as a complete turnkey oncology facility.
The Approach
A full-cycle integration model: initial facility design and radiation bunker planning, specialized equipment procurement
Comprehensive staff training for clinical operators and biomedical engineers, and ongoing technical maintenance to ensure long-term operational continuity.
Case Study
Saint-Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College – A monumental 8-floor, 350-bed comprehensive oncology and cyclotron center currently under construction in Addis Ababa to combat Ethiopia's national cancer crisis.
Project of Saint-Paul oncology unit
2020
The Challenge
Scaling Infrastructure
With over 105 million citizens historically relying on a single, frequently inoperable Cobalt-60 machine, Ethiopia faced a catastrophic bottleneck in cancer treatment. The ambitious expansion to build the nation's largest oncology hub required flawless architectural and engineering foresight. The heavy rebar infrastructure needed to accommodate 5 linear accelerators and a cyclotron demanded rigorous radiation bunker planning and structural shielding verification long before any sensitive medical hardware could be deployed.
The Solution
Proactive Site Evaluation and Engineering Consulting
Recognizing that proper foundational architecture is essential for advanced oncological hardware, a critical site visit and consulting phase were conducted during the facility's active construction in 2021. FTS Medical participated in the infrastructure readiness assessments, evaluating the heavy reinforced concrete frameworks. The expansive project encompasses the future installation of 5 modern Linear Accelerators (LINACs), advanced Brachytherapy units, and a state-of-the-art cyclotron facility dedicated to local radiopharmaceutical production and advanced PET-CT diagnostics.
The Approach
Infrastructure-First Lifecycle Planning
A proactive, infrastructure-first integration model was utilized. The 2021 site visits and evaluations focused heavily on the complex physics of radiation bunker construction, verifying structural shielding, and optimizing spatial clinical workflows. The core strategy emphasizes not just the future procurement of medical equipment, but the establishment of robust, long-term lifecycle planning under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. This preventative approach aims to guarantee the safe, uninterrupted operation of multiple LINACs and the highly sensitive cyclotron.
Case Study
Life Rosepark Hospital - A premium 267-bed facility in Bloemfontein delivering specialized oncology and advanced radiotherapy to a high-volume patient base.
Life Rosepark Hospital — Bloemfontein, South Africa
Ongoing
The Challenge
Securing Sub-Millimeter Precision Amidst Grid Volatility
Delivering ultra-precise Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) demands absolute operational stability. Life Rosepark Hospital needed to safeguard its Varian TrueBeam® system against regional power instabilities, characteristic of the South African energy grid. Furthermore, they required flawless patient immobilization to fully harness AI-driven contouring and deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) techniques without risking healthy tissue exposure.
The Solution
Seamless Infrastructure Integration
FTS Medical functioned as a critical client-partner for specialized radiotherapy accessories and equipment upgrades. The integration focused on supplying essential hardware to support the ecosystem. This involved integrating advanced patient positioning lasers, specialized carbon-fiber treatment couch tops designed to minimize beam attenuation, and high-capacity water chillers and industrial power conditioners to ensure the Linear Accelerators maintained optimal running temperatures and electrical stability
The Approach
Precision-First Clinical Alignment
A precision-first integration model focused on value-based clinical care. By aligning physical radiotherapy accessories–such as ultra-modern immobilization devices and QA tools–with the hospital’s onboard Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) and respiratory gating technologies, the approach ensured that clinical operators could maximize equipment efficacy. This methodology guarantees high-precision dosage control, streamlined daily treatment workflows, and enhanced patient comfort.