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South Africa: Groote Schuur Unveils New Cancer Machine That Can Treat 40 Patients a Day
GroundUp, 3 October 2019
Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town has unveiled a new radiotherapy machine worth R36 million that can treat up to 40 patients a day. Read more »
New Cancer Machine in South African Hospital Speeds Up Treatment
Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town has unveiled a new radiotherapy machine worth U.S.$2.3 million that can treat up to 40 patients a day. The new Halcyon machine looks a lot like a CT scanner, and it virtually makes no noise, said Nanette Joubert, a medical physicist. Everything is contained inside the machine, which makes it much safer. A full treatment can be done within six minutes. This is four times faster than standard treatments.
The new Halcyon radiotherapy machine at Groote Schuur hospital. In front is Nanette Joubert, medical physicist. Back from left to right: Dr Bhavna Patel, CEO of the hospital; Dr Bernadette Eick, chief operations officer; Francois Heyns, a patient; and Prof Jeannette Parks; head of Radiation Oncology.
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South Africa: Limpopo, Mpumalanga Without Radiation Oncologists As National Cancer Crisis Deepens
Bhekisisa, 17 May 2018
Meanwhile, a lone specialist in the North West caters for 3.7-million people as four provinces are forced to send patients to Gauteng. Read more »
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South Africa: Broken Cancer Machines Could Cause Treatment Delays at Johannesburg Hospital
News24Wire, 11 April 2018
Concerns have been raised that the breakdown of machines used in radiotherapy to treat cancer and tumours at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital may delay the treatment… Read more »
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According to an annual survey conducted by the South African Society of Clinical and Radiation Oncology, there is not a single radiation oncologist left in Limpopo or Mpumalanga, ... Read more »
