Even earlier than 1940, in the whole North-West India, Bikaner was the only place to provide Radiation Therapy by the deep and superficial X-ray to cancer patients.
Since 1994, and afterwards, persistent efforts were made by public, philanthropic organisations, local administration and Government of Rajasthan, in order to get, S.P.
Due to these efforts, the Government of India accorded the status of 13th Regional Cancer Centre to Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner on 19 July 1999.
The memorandum of Association as well as the rules and regulation of the institute duly drawn, approved and registered with the Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Bikaner.
The building of the Institute has been constructed by the Acharya Tulsi Shanti Pratisthan, Bikaner and was donated for its use.