
Radiation Therapy
Guide for New Patients
A message from Associate Professor David Pryor:
I am proud to introduce our service at the Radiation Oncology Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital. Our team are leaders in the provision of expert cancer care and the delivery of innovative, personalised radiation therapy treatments.
We provide highly integrated and specialised multidisciplinary care to manage a variety of common cancers, rare malignancies and benign conditions in partnership with our hospital colleagues, state, national and international collaborators.
The information presented in this guide has been prepared by our team to help explain what radiation therapy involves and to familiarise you with the personnel working in our department.
When you have treatment at our centre you can expect individualised, compassionate and holistic medical care of the highest quality delivered in a comfortable & friendly environment.
Your well-being is our priority.
Associate Professor David Pryor
Director of Radiation Oncology
Princess Alexandra Hospital
(Ipswich Road Campus)

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- Specialist Doctors
- Radiation Therapists
- Oncology Nurses
- Medical Physicists
- Allied Health Support
- Administration
- Arriving for planning session
- Setting your treatment position
- Scanning the area to be treated
- Recording your treatment area
- After your radiation planning
- Your treatment plan
- Quality assurance
- Arriving for your treatment
- Preparation and Set-up
- Administering radiation
- After your first treatment
- The Linear Accelerator
(radiation treatment machine)
- Radiation Oncology Dept contacts
- Hospital location map