惠灵顿地区癌症患者将获得更加先进、精准的治疗服务。新西兰卫生部长 Simeon Brown 宣布，位于惠灵顿区域医院（Wellington Regional Hospital）的新一代直线加速器（Linear Accelerator，LINAC）已正式投入临床使用，为癌症患者提供更高水平的放射治疗。

Simeon Brown表示，新设备的启用意味着惠灵顿地区患者无需远赴其他地区，也能够在本地接受更加先进和精准的癌症治疗。

他说：

“这台新设备让当地患者能够获得更先进、更具针对性的癌症治疗，同时减少前往外地接受治疗的需要。”

1260万纽币投资升级放射治疗服务

此次投入使用的新型LINAC设备，是资本海岸与赫特谷卫生区域（Capital, Coast, and Hutt Valley）放射肿瘤治疗现代化升级计划的一部分。

政府总投资金额达到1260万纽币，计划更换两台老旧直线加速器设备。

新设备替代了一台已经达到使用寿命的旧机器，是该区域癌症治疗设施升级的重要一步。

提供更精准、更安全的癌症治疗

放射治疗广泛应用于多种癌症治疗，包括：

• 乳腺癌
• 前列腺癌
• 肺癌
• 头颈部癌症
• 妇科癌症

同时，也用于缓解晚期癌症患者症状、减轻疼痛，提高患者生活质量。

新启用的LINAC采用先进的摄像头表面引导技术（camera-based surface guidance），能够：

• 更精准定位患者治疗位置；
• 在治疗过程中持续监测患者身体变化；
• 自动发现轻微的位置偏移；
• 确保放射剂量准确作用于目标区域；
• 最大程度减少周围健康组织受到辐射影响。

安装过程严格保障安全标准

卫生部长表示，更换LINAC设备是一项复杂工程。

每台设备重量达数吨，需要安装在专门设计的防护治疗室内，治疗室墙体厚度达到1.2米混凝土结构，以确保辐射安全。

新设备在正式服务患者前，经过数月安装、调试、校准以及全面安全检测，确保符合严格的医疗技术标准。

在设备升级期间，惠灵顿区域医院放射肿瘤团队仍持续提供治疗服务，确保患者治疗不中断。

每年服务超过1500名新癌症患者

目前，惠灵顿区域医院拥有三台放射治疗设备，每年：

• 服务超过1500名新癌症患者；
• 提供超过16,000次治疗服务。

第二台LINAC设备计划于今年晚些时候完成更换。

全国癌症治疗能力持续提升

Simeon Brown表示，LINAC升级项目是政府扩大和改善全国癌症治疗能力计划的一部分。

目前：

• 奥克兰和但尼丁已有新LINAC设备投入使用；
• 塔拉纳基（Taranaki）和北地（Northland）首次建立放射治疗服务；
• 新霍克斯湾癌症中心（Hawke’s Bay Cancer Centre）正在建设中，未来也将配备LINAC设备。

他说，政府正在推动医疗基础设施现代化，让更多新西兰患者能够在距离家更近的地方获得世界级癌症治疗。

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来源：新西兰政府卫生部

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Cancer patients across the Wellington region will benefit from more precise and advanced treatment with a new radiation therapy Linear Accelerator (LINAC) machine now treating patients at Wellington Regional Hospital, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.

“This new machine means patients across the region can access more advanced, highly targeted cancer treatment closer to home,” Mr Brown says.

“This latest generation LINAC replaces a machine that had reached the end of its working life, and is the first of two replacement LINACs being delivered through a $12.6 million investment to modernise radiation oncology services across the Capital, Coast, and Hutt Valley district.”

Radiation therapy is used to treat a wide range of cancers, including breast, prostate, lung, head and neck, and gynaecological cancers, and to relieve symptoms, reduce pain and improve quality of life for patients receiving palliative treatment.

The new machine uses advanced camera-based surface guidance to accurately position patients and continuously monitor them throughout treatment. This technology provides an additional layer of precision by detecting even small changes in patient position, helping ensure treatment is delivered exactly as planned while minimising radiation exposure to surrounding healthy tissue.

“The new LINAC also supports ongoing clinical innovation and workforce development, providing opportunities for staff to train and work with the latest radiation therapy technology.

“Replacing a LINAC is a significant undertaking. Each machine weighs several tonnes and sits within a purpose-built bunker with 1.2 metre thick concrete walls. Before treating its first patient, the new LINAC underwent months of installation, commissioning and comprehensive safety testing to meet strict clinical and technical standards.

“The radiation oncology team at Wellington Regional Hospital maintained services throughout the installation period, ensuring continuity of care for patients during a significant equipment upgrade.”

Just over 1,500 new patients are treated across three machines at Wellington Regional Hospital every year, delivering more than 16,000 treatments annually. The second LINAC will be replaced later this year.

Mr Brown says the investment is part of a wider programme to upgrade and expand cancer treatment capacity across New Zealand.

“New LINACs are treating patients in Auckland and Dunedin, we have delivered the first ever radiation therapy services in Taranaki and Northland, and construction is underway on the new Hawke’s Bay Cancer Centre, which will include a LINAC for the region.

“We are focused on fixing the basics and building the future. For Wellington patients, that means access to modern, world-class radiation treatment close to home, now and into the future.”