Kasturirangan was speaking at the 13th Dharma Vira Oration, organized by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, on Sunday. The eminent scientist, who had steered Isro's space programme as its head from 1994 to 2003, said that space imaging techniques can be helpful for early detection of cancer, cardiovascular disease and heart surgery.
In his address titled Space: An Innovative Tool for Serving Human Kind, Kasturirangan outlined futuristic developments involving the 'bio-capsules' to reduce the effect of high radiation levels, treating diabetes and brain cancer as well as their use in gene therapy. Ashok Chandra, Chairman of Sir Ganga Ram Trust Society, paid tributes to Dharma Vira, saying his vision of involving doctors in the day-to-day operations of the hospital have paid rich dividends.
Former Isro chairman K Kasturiranga was speaking at the 13th Dharma Vira Oration, organized by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
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