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At St George’s Cancer Care Centre we provide exceptional cancer care for patients from across New Zealand through excellence in both clinical practice and patient experience. We are committed to enhancing the quality of life for our patients, ensuring they receive the most advanced, compassionate care throughout their cancer journey. We pride ourselves on delivering personalised treatments tailored to each patient’s unique needs, doing so with integrity, respect and innovation, which form our core values.
As part of our vision, we aim to lead the way in cancer care by integrating cutting-edge technology and evidence-based practice into our service. The recent donation of surface-guided radiation therapy (SGRT) equipment from the Hugo Charitable Trust, represents a significant advancement in our treatment capabilities. This state-of-the-art technology allows for precise patient positioning and real-time monitoring during the radiation therapy sessions, significantly reducing the incident of movement related interruptions.
St George’s Cancer Care Centre, Christchurch staff with the new SGRT machine
The integration of this system into the service will also allow us to improve patient experience with more comfortable and less restrictive patient positioning techniques and also the ability to go to tattooless treatments, removing the need to permanently mark the patient’s skin. This innovative addition also supports our team to deliver highly accurate radiation doses to tumours while minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy tissue.
Our commitment to excellence ensures that this generous donation will directly impact the experience and outcomes of our patients now and into the future. We are profoundly grateful for the support and generosity of the Hugo Charitable Trust and are committed to ensuring this contribution will enable us to continue to deliver the highest standard of care to the people of New Zealand.
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