# Institute of Radiation Medicine, Korean Academy of Medical Science

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## TL;DR

A medical research institute in Pyongyang that the International Atomic Energy Agency lists as a radiotherapy centre with one cobalt machine. The entry was last updated in 2016.

## Summary

IAEA DIRAC lists the Korean Academy of Medical Science (Institute of Radiation Medicine) in Pyongchon, Pyongyang, as a radiotherapy centre with one cobalt-60 teletherapy unit and no linear accelerator, brachytherapy unit or CT scanner; the entry was last updated in 2016. It is one of two centres DIRAC lists for North Korea. OnCo read no other primary source on the institute. Coordinates are DIRAC's.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-11
- Also known as: Korean Academy of Medical Science Institute of Radiation Medicine
- City: Pyongyang, KP
- Type: research-institute

## Sources

- IAEA DIRAC: radiotherapy centres and equipment (read 11 November 2026): https://dirac.iaea.org/Data/CountriesLight

## Connected records

- institutions: [Hospital of Pyongyang Medical University](https://onco.cc/institutions/kp-pyongyang-medical-university-hospital/), [International Atomic Energy Agency: Rays of Hope](https://onco.cc/institutions/iaea/), [Red Cross General Hospital, Pyongyang](https://onco.cc/institutions/kp-red-cross-general-hospital-pyongyang/)

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