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The new Halcyon radiotherapy machine at Groote Schuur hospital. In front is medical physicist Nanette Joubert. Back, from left, are Dr Bhavna Patel, CEO of the hospital; Nadette Eick, chief operations officer; Francois Heyns, a patient; and Prof Jeannette Parks, head of radiation oncology.                                                                            Image: GroundUp/Elsabé Brits
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Groote Schuur unveils cancer machine that can treat 40 patients a day

Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town has unveiled a new radiotherapy machine worth R36m that can treat up to 40 patients a day. Prof Jeannette Parkes, head of radiation oncology at the hospital, said the department currently sees more than…

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