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Radiation Oncology

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The Alfred Health Radiation Oncology unit has a team of highly experienced and specialised staff, utilising modern and regularly upgraded equipment. This ensures we are at the forefront of radiation therapy treatment, providing the best possible advice, treatment and follow-up for our patients.

Clinical service overview

The Alfred Health Radiation Oncology unit began at The Alfred in 1992. 

As well as conventional external beam radiotherapy, the Alfred Health Radiation Oncology unit specialises in:

  • stereotactic radiotherapy
  • radiosurgery
  • stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
  • brachytherapy

Alfred Health Radiation Oncology continues to invest in the latest and most effective radiation therapy equipment available to provide a comprehensive range of treatment options for our patients.

Alfred Health Radiation Oncology will accept referrals for all cancer types treatable with radiation therapy. Note The Alfred does not treat children, though it may treat mature teenagers.

We care for people throughout Victoria. We have clinics at 7 outpatient clinic sites in metropolitan Melbourne and south-east Victoria, and we offer radiation therapy at 2 sites, The Alfred and LaTrobe Regional Hospital.

The outpatient clinics are operated from:

The Radiation Oncology service at The Latrobe Regional Hospital in Traralgon West started in July 2006 as part of the fully integrated Gippsland Cancer Care Centre. It is the eastern-most radiation therapy department in Victoria and service patients from the NSW border to the Bass coast and Pakenham, treating all adult cancer types.

Refer your patient

Fax referral to us

We accept GP and specialist referrals to this service. 

All referrals are triaged by the service according to clinical urgency. Patients requiring immediate assessment should be sent to the Emergency & Trauma Centre. 

To refer your patient, complete and fax a referral to us. For urgent referrals, also contact the service Registrar to discuss the case.

To ensure appropriate and timely triage, include all demographic and clinical details as well as relevant investigation results. 

If you are concerned about any delay of the appointment or if there is any deterioration in your patient’s condition, contact the service Registrar on call on (03) 9076 2000.

  • Referral enquiries - Alfred (03) 9076 2337
  • Referral fax - Alfred (03) 9076 2916
  • Referral enquiries - Gippsland (03) 5173 8770
  • Referral fax - Gippsland (03) 5173 8473

Our clinics

Clinic name Campus Location
Radiation Oncology Clinic The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Radiation Oncology at Frankston The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Radiation Oncology at Sale The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Radiation Oncology at Traralgon The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Radiation Oncology at Warragul The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Neuro-Oncology Clinic at Monash Medical Centre The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
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