Western Cancer Clinic in Dubbo first public hospital to offer RapidArc Dynamic radiation technology
The Western Cancer Centre in Dubbo has become the first public hospital in Australia to implement RapidArc Dynamic (RAD) radiation technology. This advancement allows for more precise tumor targeting and significantly reduces treatment times for patients.
Why it matters
This technology improves healthcare accessibility and outcomes for rural patients, bridging the gap between metropolitan and regional medical facilities.
The Western Cancer Centre regularly takes placements from universities across Australia. ( ABC Western Plains: Lily Plass )
The Western Cancer Centre at Dubbo Base Hospital is Australia's first public provider to offer new RapidArc Dynamic (RAD) radiation technology.
RAD therapy can cut radiation treatment times in half.
A UNSW professor says RAD will become far more common in the future.
Link copied Share Share article A "dazzling" new cancer technology that can halve radiation therapy treatments is now available for the first time to public hospital patients, but they will need to be in western NSW to receive it.
The Western Cancer Clinic in Dubbo is the first public hospital in Australia that offers a more dynamic and precise form of radiation therapy called RapidArc Dynamic (RAD).
More than 110 patients have been treated using RAD at the Western Cancer Centre so far.
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