$13M in new equipment to boost cancer care in Northwestern Ontario

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THUNDER BAY — Residents of Northwestern Ontario will benefit from improved cancer care services, as the result of some major equipment acquisitions at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

PET/CT combines nuclear imaging and x-ray imaging. The PET imaging "lights up" cancer cells where they are present while the CT imaging allows doctors to see precisely where in the body the lit-up areas are situated.The LINAC targets cancer cells with radiation, directing high-energy electrons to the affected area while sparing the normal tissue around it.

Dr. Nicole Laferriere, the hospital's chief of oncology and the medical director of Regional Cancer Care Northwest, said the additional unit is needed because radiation therapy treatment volumes have grown.Katy Commisso, chair of the Thunder Bay Regional Health sciences Foundation board, expressed gratitude to donors, saying that their contributions combined with proceeds from the Thunder Bay 50/50 enabled the foundation to provide $500,000 for the PET/CT project.

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