Break out of the courtyard

On the afternoon of November 11, Zhang Heping had just arrived at the Cancer Treatment Research Institute when he discovered that there were many more people in the small office and teaching room.

"Xiao Zhang!"

"Dean Dai!"

Zhang Heping shook hands with Mr. Dai, the former director of Harmonious Hospital, and then he heard Mr. Dai introduce other people to him, including those from the Ministry of Health and the hospital...

This group of people came here to confirm with Zhang Heping that the Cancer Treatment Institute would be incorporated into Harmony Hospital.

Elder Dai glanced at the current director of Harmonious Hospital, and then said to Zhang Heping:

"Xiao Zhang, I think the equipment in your laboratory is too complicated. Why don't you hand over the big equipment such as CT machines and MRI machines to the hospital's imaging room? The imaging room will give priority to receiving your patients in the future. What do you think?"

"Sure, so that these equipment won't rust here." Zhang Heping said with a smile, "I will temporarily take over the directorship of this institute. For the two deputy director positions, I propose Team Leader Qin from the research group. He is in charge of the patents of our institute, and the research funding of the institute will depend on him in the future."

"Mr. Dai, please talk to Team Leader Qin about other matters! I have something else to do here, so I'll excuse myself first!"

After he finished speaking, Zhang Heping called a few researchers, and then called He Zijiang, Bai Yun and others over, and began to teach them how to process yew branches and leaves and synthesize paclitaxel.

I mentioned this to Mrs. Zheng last night, and today the organizational changes were made. Zhang Heping is satisfied with the efficiency.

However, the dozen or so cancer patients who were brought in for drug testing the next day made Zhang Heping understand why the efficiency was so high. It was just that he treated all the patients who came in for drug testing equally and did not give them any special care.

In the new week, Capital Harmony Hospital received more than a dozen exchange groups sent by domestic and foreign hospitals. Under the arrangement of the hospital, most of these expert groups were wandering around the inpatient area.

Only when Zhang Heping is not in the laboratory, Deputy Director Qin, who is in charge of most of the institute's affairs, and Deputy Director Zhou, who is in charge of personnel and finance, will receive outside visitors to the laboratory.

After the merger, the Cancer Treatment Research Institute was responsible for cooperating with Zhang Heping in developing new drugs, while the original cancer treatment research team of Harmony Hospital was mainly responsible for cell, animal, and human drug experiments. With the cooperation between them, the relationship became much more harmonious.

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November 11th is another Saturday.

"Sanwazi, we have an agreement that if the examination data this time is better than last week's, you will let me go back to my hometown." Grandpa Ma Changming looked at the patients queuing outside the imaging room and confirmed with Zhang Heping again.

"Yes!" Zhang Heping said with a smile: "This first chemotherapy cycle is over. As long as the lesions in your lungs are under control, you can go back to Majiatun after taking the medicine tomorrow."

Zhang Heping did not force his grandfather to stay in the capital. With his current financial resources and the attention paid to cancer research projects by his superiors, he could equip Baoding Hospital with relevant inspection equipment and treatment instruments, and even build a new hospital in Majiatun.

With Deputy Director Zhou leading the way, Zhang Heping and his group did not have to wait in line and were given priority to be the next in line.

Under Zhang Heping's personal operation, Grandpa Ma Changming quickly completed whole-body CT, brain MRI and other examinations.

"Director Zhang, how is it?"

When Dr. Dai and the director of the oncology department and others rushed over, Zhang Heping was squatting in an unused imaging room where many parts were stored. This was a room reserved for the 3.0T MRI equipment.

"The lung tumor has been obviously suppressed and has not continued to grow. The other parts cannot be determined yet because the image is not clear enough." Zhang Heping, who was fiddling with parts on the ground, replied without even looking up.

Dr. Dai and his colleagues received today's and previous examination reports and films from the patient Ma Zhiyi's family, and gathered with other doctors to discuss them in a low voice for a while.

The reason why they attached so much importance to the treatment effect of Ma Changming was mainly because Ma Changming was treated personally by Zhang Heping, unlike other patients.

"Compared to the CT scan taken at Xuanwu Hospital a month ago, the lung shadow has shrunk by at least 3 mm!" a doctor said excitedly:

"Although the machines are different and there may be errors, combined with the imaging reports of other patients who volunteered to try the drug, the two anti-cancer drugs, albumin-bound paclitaxel and carboplatin, are indeed effective. Next, we will see how effective the second cycle of chemotherapy is!"

"Director Zhang said the image wasn't clear enough. I wonder how much of an improvement the new machine he's waiting for will be."

"I have seen the medical record written by Director Zhang. He wants to confirm whether this patient has a tumor in his head."

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"Director, the railway called and the train is delayed again."

Deputy Director Qin ran into the imaging room, interrupting the conversation between Mr. Dai and others, and also ending Zhang Heping's plan to assemble the core MRI equipment today.

There was no choice but Zhang Heping left the unfinished product on the ground, said a few words to Mr. Dai and the others, and then took his grandfather and uncle home.

Zhang Heping went home to be with his wife and children, and to work on MRI systems and imaging software, but the doctors in the oncology department of Harmony Hospital were still busy dealing with dozens of patients who volunteered to try the drugs, as well as doctors who came from other hospitals for exchanges.

So, in comparison, Zhang Heping is a bit busy, but not as busy as the front-line medical staff. It cannot be blamed on the doctors and nurses for having complaints about the staff of the institute, as there is not that much work to begin with.

The next morning, on the 21st, after Zhang Heping had given his grandfather the second cycle of combined chemotherapy, he arranged for two Hongqi cars to take his grandfather, uncle, cousin, and Zhang Heping's parents back to Majiatun, and made an appointment for a check-up next Saturday.

Grandpa Ma Changming naturally agreed to this and got into the car with a smile.

Zhang Heping checked the Chinese medicine and pills in the trunk, and once again explained to his cousin Ma Lili the cooking methods written on the outer packaging of each Chinese medicine, as well as the usage of the pills. He also asked her to write them down in a notebook before letting them go back.

After seeing his grandfather off, Zhang Heping accompanied his wife and children back to their home in Hong Kong Island.

The next day he went to Shenzhen Science Printing Factory to handle extruded technical consultation letters.

As for the intention of the other three stock exchanges in Hong Kong Island to purchase computers and servers, Zhang Heping had no time to pay attention to them. He returned to the capital on the afternoon of the third day to deal with the assembly of the 3.0T MRI prototype.

Time always seems to pass quickly in the eyes of busy people.

On the afternoon of Friday, the 26th, Zhang Heping arranged a Hongqi car to pick up grandpa Ma Changming. During dinner in the evening, he also called grandpa Ma Changming and made an appointment to come to the capital for a check-up the next day.

To this end, Zhang Heping went to the imaging room of Harmonious Hospital after dinner and tested and debugged the newly assembled 7T MRI prototype with seven engineers.

In order to operate this machine, Zhang Heping also equipped it with a voltage stabilizer, which ensured hundreds of animal tests on Friday.

Through testing and inspection on monkeys, rabbits, and mice, and comparing with the output of old machines, the electronic imaging and film of this 3.0T MRI prototype are at least ten times clearer!

At 11 o'clock late at night, after discussing with a group of engineers and hospital staff, Zhang Heping decided to find a few voluntary patients to conduct free human tests the next morning.

Everything was ready, and Zhang Heping returned home with peace of mind.

However, what Zhang Heping never expected was that the snow, which had not fallen for a long time this winter, fell in Baoding first.

On November 11, Saturday morning, Zhang Heping, who was sleeping in the east gate room without fear of the cold, was awakened by the ringing of the phone.

"Third child, your grandpa is dying!"

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