Sunshine Hospital Radiation Therapy Centre
Where to find this service
Where to find this service
What we do
Sunshine Hospital Radiation Therapy Centre brings together the expertise of Western Health, the major public provider of acute health services throughout Western metropolitan Melbourne, and the excellence of Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia's only public hospital solely dedicated to cancer.
Location: Sunshine Hospital, 176 Furlong Rd. St Albans.
Contact Us: +613 8395 9999.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Our Team
Our multidisciplinary team of highly skilled radiation oncologists, medical physicists, radiation therapists, palliative care physicians, medical oncologists, nurses, allied health and administrative staff, deliver the highest standard of individualised patient-centred care.
Each of our attending radiation oncologists specialises in specific tumour types and is a member of the appropriate specialist multidisciplinary unit, involved with education and research across Peter Mac and Western Health sites.
Our specialists are:
- Dr Phillip Tran: Breast/Gastrointestinal
- Dr Gail Ryan: Breast/Haematology
- Dr Vanessa Estall: Skin/Melanoma/Neuro-oncology
- Dr Daisy Mak: Gastrointestinal/Urology/General
- Dr Michael Lim Joon: Lung/Urology
- Dr Shankar Siva: Lung/Urology
- Dr Claire Phillips: Breast/Neuro-oncology
- Dr David Bernshaw: Gynae-oncology
- Dr Adrian Dabscheck: Symptom management (SMART clinic)
- Dr Sally Greenberg: Symptom management (SMART clinic)
We are dedicated to providing seamless patient care through the planning and treatment process. Interpreters are available through Western Health and all of our services are bulk billed.
Treatment Options
SHRTC is equipped with world class radiation therapy planning and treatment delivery facilities, using the latest technology. Our radiotherapy patients receive comprehensive care, including access to;
External Beam Radiation Therapy
- 3D conformal radiation therapy
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT)
- Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
- Deep Inspiration Breath Hold Technique
- Dedicated CT scanner (with 4D capabilities)
Superficial and Deep Radiation Therapy
- Specialist treatment unit for skin/superficial malignancies
Chemotherapy Delivery (concurrent with radiotherapy)
- Chemotherapy delivery chairs
- Medical oncologist and chemotherapy nurses
Symptom Management Assessment and Referral Team (SMART Clinic)
- Palliative care physicians working in conjunction with Mercy Palliative Care
Allied Health and Supportive Care
The Nursing and Allied Health team at SHRTC offer support for patients and their families including:
- Nursing (including smoking cessation support)
- Clinical Psychology
- Physiotherapy
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Social Work
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech Pathology
- Palliative Care assessment (in conjunction with Werribee Mercy Palliative Care)