December 2019

RANZCR’s Faculty of Radiation Oncology developed a paper on Establishing and Sustaining Regional, Rural and Remote Radiation Therapy Centres in 2016. It provides guidance on expected standards for the establishment and continuing management of radiation therapy centres in regional, rural and remote areas, and in outer metropolitan centres or community settings. This paper has now been revised in the context of the Federal government’s focus to improve access to radiation therapy as a result of the 2019 elections, and the New Zealand Government’s 2019 commitment to increased resources for new and existing regional centres in New Zealand. RANZCR’s Faculty of Radiation Oncology developed a paper on Establishing and Sustaining Regional, Rural and Remote Radiation Therapy Centres in 2016. It provides guidance on expected standards for the establishment and continuing management of radiation therapy centres in regional, rural and remote areas, and in outer metropolitan centres or community settings. This paper has now been revised in the context of the Federal government’s focus to improve access to radiation therapy as a result of the 2019 elections, and the New Zealand Government’s 2019 commitment to increased resources for new and existing regional centres in New Zealand.

This paper covers topics such as standards for regional radiation therapy centres, IT and data protection, staffing requirements, research and training, stakeholder involvement and infrastructure considerations for regional radiation therapy centres.
It is designed for the management team involved in establishing and sustaining a regional radiation therapy centre and state and federal government bodies looking to improve access to regional, rural and remote radiation therapy centres. We are seeking feedback from members and external stakeholders, including government departments, policy teams from Australian Medical Colleges and consumer organisations. We encourage wide distribution amongst your networks.

Please provide any feedback to Neha Chopra, Policy Officer, on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by COB 31 January 2020.