Faster and more precise radiotherapy treatment at Brisbane hospital an Australian first

Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital has started using an advanced radiotherapy system to treat cancer faster and with greater precision.

The Brainlab ExacTrac Dynamic machine delivers an external beam radiation therapy that combines high-speed, thermal surface-tracking technology with advanced x-ray monitoring to target problem cells more precisely.

It is used to treat brain tumours, neck tumours, lung tumours, prostate cancers, spinal cord metastases and liver metastases.

PA Hospital has previously used models of…