Whanganui Hospital’s new chemotherapy unit has been officially opened and will take its first patients next month. The Kimiora Infusion Unit will take 10.
Treatment would be easier to tolerate, more precise and more efficient, Hardie said. The latest machine has been given the name Rongo-mā-Tāne, or “Rongo” for short, in reference to the overseer of food and peace and healing. “All of the linacs have now been renamed to emphasise a space of healing. The naming relates not only to the linac but also to our staff.” Hardie said as well as seeing patients benefit each day, the staff enjoyed greater job satisfaction from working with gold standard equipment.
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Regional Cancer Treatment Service radiation oncologist Kim Lohlun and head of treatment Marie Burnell with the new linac in place but not yet commissioned in December 2020.
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