Abstract:
:In New South Wales (NSW) from 1996 to 2006, only 34-37% of newly diagnosed cancer patients were treated with radiotherapy instead of the 50% proposed by NSW Health in Radiotherapy Plans released in 1991, 1995 and 2003. As a consequence, over 50 000 cancer patients were not treated and has resulted in the estimated premature death of over 8000 patients and over 40 000 years of life lost. In 2008, there were 42 linear accelerators in NSW rather than the 62 recommended. Based on cancer incidence projections, NSW will require 69 linear accelerators in 2012--a shortfall of 27 linear accelerators. Already 15 linear accelerators have been approved. NSW Health has funding for seven extra linear accelerators, and eight extra linear accelerators are to be funded by the private sector. To make up the shortfall, a 'Catch Up' Plan is proposed for an additional 12 linear accelerators by the end of fiscal year 2012. This is estimated to cost $200 million over 4 years for one-off establishment costs for buildings and equipment plus $50 million per year for recurrent operating costs such as staff salaries. The 'Catch Up' Plan will create five new departments of radiation oncology in country hospitals and three new departments in metropolitan hospitals. These will be in addition to those already approved by NSW Health and will markedly improve access for treatment and result in an improvement in cancer survival. This significant increase in departments and equipment can only be achieved by the creation of an NSW Radiotherapy Taskforce similar to that proposed in the Baume report of 2002, 'A vision for radiotherapy'. Even if the 'Catch Up' Plan bridges the gap in service provision, forward planning beyond 2012 should commence immediately as 76 linear accelerators will be required for NSW in 2015 and 81 linear accelerators in 2017.
journal_name
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncoljournal_title
Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncologyauthors
Morgan G,Barton M,Crossing S,Bull C,Penman Adoi
10.1111/j.1754-9485.2009.02098.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-08-01 00:00:00pages
419-30issue
4eissn
1754-9477issn
1754-9485pii
ARA2098journal_volume
53pub_type
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