Funding Completed for New CT Simulator
Message from Ed Lawlor, QEH Foundation Board Chair
I am pleased to share that we have reached the $1.5 Million needed to purchase a new CT Simulator for the PEI Cancer Treatment Centre at the QEH. Reaching this milestone, especially during this challenging time of COVID-19, is certainly a testament to the generosity of our loyal donors. I would like to extend special gratitude to our dedicated individuals, volunteers, groups and partners in the business community who supported our Friends for Life campaign. We are also grateful to have received tremendous support from our dedicated telethon donors even though the 2020 QEH/Eastlink Telethon had to be cancelled. Please enjoy an excerpt from my recent conversation on the significance of this new CT Simulator with Dr. Larry Pan, QEH Radiation Oncologist and Head of Radiation Oncology at the PEI Cancer Treatment Centre.
How will this new CT Simulator make a difference for you and your staff?
“It will help us with an even more precise approach. The first step in the design of a patient’s radiation therapy plan is to obtain CT images of the tumor and normal structures surrounding it, which are used to design a plan that delivers as high a dose to the tumor as possible, while minimizing the dose to the surrounding normal structures. The new CT Simulator will enable delivery of even higher precision radiation therapy and expand on our current stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery program.”
How does the work of the QEH Foundation benefit Island cancer patients?
“The work of the Foundation has been, and continues to be, so instrumental in making world class cancer care a reality at home on this Island. The diagnosis of cancer is devastating enough, so for a cancer patient to need to temporarily relocate to receive radiation treatments would not optimally meet the needs of Islanders. Having access to care close to home is paramount to providing the best care and outcome for patients while ensuring the highest quality of life possible. We don’t want just basic cancer care — we want the best possible care with modern state-of-the-art equipment. Together we are making this happen on the Island. Soon we can do even better with a new CT Simulator.”