On March 7 my brother, Ken, and I had the honour to be invited to tour the new Vero radiation machine installation at the BC Cancer Agency. The acquisition and installation of this cutting edge radiation machine to treat cancer was partially funded by the generous donation of funds from an estate through the St. Paul's Hospital Foundation. The trustees of the estate made this donation in honour of the late Dr. Linda Vickars, in her memory. Linda was previously head of the Department of Hematology at St. Paul's Hospital and died of brain cancer in April 2014.
Dr. Raymond Ma, Radiation Oncologist
Trustee of the Estate and his daughter
Ken and I
We were amazed at the huge installation which you cannot see from these pictures: rooms filled with computer equipment in behind, plus concrete walls and floor around the room. The Vero also extends down below the floor level many feet. Developed in Japan, the BC Cancer Agency expects to start radiation treatment with the Vero in the spring of 2017.
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