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Nova Scotia Wait Times

Treatment Services

Radiation Therapy

Radiation Therapy is provided at the Nova Scotia Cancer Centre in Halifax and the Cape Breton Cancer Centre in Sydney.

Capital Health and IWK Capital Health and IWK Capital Health and IWK
Radiation Therapy
Location Priority
1
Priority
2
Priority
3
Priority
4
Cape Breton 0 3 19 14
Capital Health 1 9 26 31
Unit: Average calendar days
Data Source: Cape Breton Cancer Centre and Nova Scotia Cancer Centre
Data Peroid: September 2009
Next update: End of November 2009

How do we measure wait times for Radiation Therapy?

Wait times for Radiation Therapy are measured by counting the number of calendar days from the date the specialist and patient decided the service was medically necessary to the date the service was performed.