About Auckland Radiation Oncology
Auckland Radiation Oncology is at the forefront of outpatient cancer treatment in New Zealand, providing the best available therapy and delivering hope to cancer patients by improving cure rates and quality of life.
Our aim is to provide patients with the choice of timely best possible care by offering bench marked radiation treatment aimed directly at improving cancer treatment outcomes.
Our cancer services are based around multidisciplinary teams and partnerships, with each team member offering special skills to support patient care. Our approach to treatment means the patient’s journey towards wellness is streamlined and simple, making things as easy as possible in what can be a very difficult time.
Our purpose built technologically advanced facility, combined with talented, dedicated individuals, will on a daily basis strive to cure patients with cancer, improve their quality of life and ease the suffering of those they cannot cure.
During treatment, support for patients and their families is crucial. To ensure best practice care, we work closely with other cancer service providers.
Our state of the art facility
Auckland Radiation Oncology offers two linear accelerators (radiation therapy machines). This enables us to provide radiation therapy services to the highest international standards from some of New Zealand’s top specialists.
Our purpose built facility offers attractive, comfortable surroundings with the convenience of radiation therapy, pre and post treatment care, laboratory and radiology providers, a pharmacy and support from Mercy Hospital, all in one central location.
Situated in the leafy suburb of Epsom in Auckland, our facility also affords good access to motorways, parking, public transport, accommodation and other services.
Our technology
Elekta Synergy
After extensive market research, ARO chose the Elekta Synergy Linear Accelerator. The combination of high resolution 3D imaging, taken at the time of treatment, along with comprehensive workflow solutions that allow this application to be used routinely, creates a sophisticated IGRT (Image Guided Radiation Therapy) solution. This will allow us to utilise advanced radiation therapy techniques from the outset such as IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) and adaptive radiation therapy.
The Elekta Synergy is also VMAT (Modulated Arc Therapy) capable. This is an exciting new delivery technology, to be launched in 2009, that offers faster treatment times.
From a patient comfort point of view, this means much less time in the treatment room and a more accurate treatment as set-up variation due to patient and organ movement will be reduced.
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An inspired joint venture partnership
Auckland Radiation Oncology is a joint venture, owned and operated by MercyAscot and Southern Cross Hospitals. The centre is located on the MercyAscot Epsom site, with the land and buildings owned by MercyAscot Properties Ltd. The purchase of the linear accelerators, the leasing of the site, and the ongoing business operation are being funded through the joint venture.
