# Centro Nacional de Radioterapia Nora Astorga

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## TL;DR

Nicaragua's public radiotherapy hospital in Managua, run by the Ministry of Health, with linear accelerators, a cobalt machine and brachytherapy.

## Summary

MINSA lists the Hospital Nacional de Radioterapia "Nora Astorga" in Managua as a hospital with national referral services. IAEA DIRAC lists the Centro Nacional de Radioterapia Nora Astorga with three linear accelerators, one cobalt-60 unit, one brachytherapy unit and a CT scanner (entry last updated 2026). Coordinates are DIRAC's.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-11
- Also known as: Hospital Nacional de Radioterapia Nora Astorga; Nora Astorga National Radiotherapy Centre
- City: Managua, NI
- Type: cancer-center

## Sources

- MINSA Nicaragua: hospitals: https://www.minsa.gob.ni/index.php/red-de-salud/hospitales
- IAEA DIRAC: directory of radiotherapy centres, equipment by operator: https://dirac.iaea.org/Data/CountriesLight

## Connected records

- institutions: [Hospital Escuela Dr. Alejandro Dávila Bolaños](https://onco.cc/institutions/hospital-escuela-davila-bolanos/), [International Atomic Energy Agency: Rays of Hope](https://onco.cc/institutions/iaea/), [Ministerio de Salud de Nicaragua (MINSA)](https://onco.cc/institutions/minsa-nicaragua/)

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