Julie McCrossin, Journalist, broadcaster, MC at Julie McCrossin, shared on LinkedIn:
“Proton Therapy is in the news in Australia due to two unsuccessful attempts to introduce this form of radiotherapy into Australia.
Here is the latest ABC News story on this issue referring to a series on ABC Radio National’s Background Briefing.
Title: A development on prime Sydney real estate pitched Australian-first proton therapy. But will it deliver?
Authors: Julia Bergin, Loretta Florance
Australia does not currently have proton therapy available for cancer patients. Cost is a major factor.
The innovation of Sitting Up Right delivery systems for proton therapy is cheaper and delivers other benefits.
Two providers of this technology are P-Cure and Leo Cancer Care.
I first saw this technology in San Diego in 2023 at a major radiotherapy conference where I was speaking as a survivor of a Head and Neck Cancer.
Here is a video with people from Leo Cancer Care about the technology from a patient perspective.”
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