Radiation Therapy (External Beam)

Service/Procedure Summary

In this cancer TR a beam of high-energy x-rays is targeted at the cancer site from a machine outside the body. The beam destroys the cancer cells while sparing the surrounding normal tissues. No radioactive sources are placed inside the patient's body.

Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 19days

Wait times

50%

Type	Facility	Wait Time
Breast	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	14 days
All Other	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	14 days
Lung	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	15 days
Lung	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	15 days
Total	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	15 days
All Other	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	16 days
Prostate	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	18 days
Colorectal	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	19 days
Total	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	19 days
Colorectal	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	20 days
Breast	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	23 days
Prostate	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	26 days

90%

Type	Facility	Wait Time
Colorectal	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	25 days
Breast	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	25 days
Lung	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	27 days
All Other	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	28 days
Total	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	28 days
Colorectal	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	32 days
Lung	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	33 days
All Other	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	34 days
Breast	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	35 days
Prostate	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	35 days
Total	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	38 days
Prostate	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	46 days

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Wait Time - 50%	Wait Time - 90%
2021 Apr-Jun	13 days	26 days
2021 Apr-Jun	15 days	19 days
2021 Apr-Jun	14 days	29 days
2021 Apr-Jun	10 days	30 days
2021 Apr-Jun	16 days	26 days
2021 Apr-Jun	13 days	25 days
2021 Apr-Jun	13 days	26 days
2021 Apr-Jun	8 days	31 days
2021 Apr-Jun	13 days	25 days
2021 Apr-Jun	11 days	20 days
2021 Apr-Jun	13 days	25 days
2021 Apr-Jun	13 days	28 days
2021 Apr-Jun	13 days	27 days
2021 Apr-Jun	15 days	26 days
2021 Apr-Jun	13 days	17 days
2021 Apr-Jun	14 days	32 days
2021 Apr-Jun	14 days	21 days
2021 Apr-Jun	15 days	29 days
2021 Jul-Sep	15 days	33 days
2021 Jul-Sep	13 days	17 days
2021 Jul-Sep	19 days	31 days
2021 Jul-Sep	15 days	35 days
2021 Jul-Sep	15 days	34 days
2021 Jul-Sep	14 days	31 days
2021 Jul-Sep	15 days	34 days
2021 Jul-Sep	18 days	36 days
2021 Jul-Sep	16 days	35 days
2021 Jul-Sep	13 days	32 days
2021 Jul-Sep	19 days	35 days
2021 Jul-Sep	18 days	33 days
2021 Jul-Sep	15 days	33 days
2021 Jul-Sep	14 days	32 days
2021 Jul-Sep	15 days	35 days
2021 Jul-Sep	15 days	35 days
2021 Jul-Sep	14 days	31 days
2021 Jul-Sep	13 days	28 days
2021 Oct-Dec	21 days	42 days
2021 Oct-Dec	20 days	40 days
2021 Oct-Dec	12 days	32 days
2021 Oct-Dec	20 days	42 days
2021 Oct-Dec	18 days	23 days
2021 Oct-Dec	15 days	24 days
2021 Oct-Dec	20 days	31 days
2021 Oct-Dec	12 days	22 days
2021 Oct-Dec	20 days	28 days
2021 Oct-Dec	21 days	36 days
2021 Oct-Dec	19 days	38 days
2021 Oct-Dec	20 days	32 days
2021 Oct-Dec	22 days	36 days
2021 Oct-Dec	28 days	49 days
2021 Oct-Dec	20 days	44 days
2021 Oct-Dec	22 days	48 days
2021 Oct-Dec	17 days	25 days
2021 Oct-Dec	24 days	45 days
2022 Jan-Mar	20 days	26 days
2022 Jan-Mar	16 days	34 days
2022 Jan-Mar	17 days	27 days
2022 Jan-Mar	19 days	26 days
2022 Jan-Mar	14 days	47 days
2022 Jan-Mar	19 days	27 days
2022 Jan-Mar	14 days	27 days
2022 Jan-Mar	16 days	37 days
2022 Jan-Mar	15 days	39 days
2022 Jan-Mar	16 days	21 days
2022 Jan-Mar	17 days	45 days
2022 Jan-Mar	16 days	40 days
2022 Jan-Mar	16 days	41 days
2022 Jan-Mar	16 days	39 days
2022 Jan-Mar	18 days	27 days
2022 Jan-Mar	16 days	40 days
2022 Jan-Mar	16 days	38 days
2022 Jan-Mar	14 days	42 days
2022 Apr-Jun	18 days	31 days
2022 Apr-Jun	18 days	36 days
2022 Apr-Jun	24 days	50 days
2022 Apr-Jun	28 days	50 days
2022 Apr-Jun	19 days	43 days
2022 Apr-Jun	20 days	42 days
2022 Apr-Jun	21 days	35 days
2022 Apr-Jun	20 days	35 days
2022 Apr-Jun	14 days	26 days
2022 Apr-Jun	19 days	40 days
2022 Apr-Jun	14 days	28 days
2022 Apr-Jun	19 days	36 days
2022 Apr-Jun	14 days	26 days
2022 Apr-Jun	19 days	31 days
2022 Apr-Jun	20 days	41 days
2022 Apr-Jun	10 days	26 days
2022 Apr-Jun	20 days	39 days
2022 Apr-Jun	15 days	21 days
2022 Jul-Sep	16 days	35 days
2022 Jul-Sep	20 days	43 days
2022 Jul-Sep	14 days	22 days
2022 Jul-Sep	22 days	40 days
2022 Jul-Sep	19 days	46 days
2022 Jul-Sep	13 days	24 days
2022 Jul-Sep	18 days	43 days
2022 Jul-Sep	15 days	33 days
2022 Jul-Sep	17 days	36 days
2022 Jul-Sep	18 days	21 days
2022 Jul-Sep	18 days	38 days
2022 Jul-Sep	16 days	33 days
2022 Jul-Sep	20 days	35 days
2022 Jul-Sep	10 days	21 days
2022 Jul-Sep	15 days	34 days
2022 Jul-Sep	18 days	42 days
2022 Jul-Sep	15 days	21 days
2022 Jul-Sep	13 days	21 days
2022 Oct-Dec	20 days	34 days
2022 Oct-Dec	14 days	28 days
2022 Oct-Dec	17 days	32 days
2022 Oct-Dec	16 days	34 days
2022 Oct-Dec	14 days	29 days
2022 Oct-Dec	21 days	34 days
2022 Oct-Dec	18 days	37 days
2022 Oct-Dec	11 days	21 days
2022 Oct-Dec	15 days	28 days
2022 Oct-Dec	16 days	33 days
2022 Oct-Dec	17 days	25 days
2022 Oct-Dec	17 days	33 days
2022 Oct-Dec	16 days	28 days
2022 Oct-Dec	14 days	20 days
2022 Oct-Dec	14 days	21 days
2022 Oct-Dec	15 days	23 days
2022 Oct-Dec	16 days	38 days
2022 Oct-Dec	20 days	37 days
2023 Jan-Mar	19 days	36 days
2023 Jan-Mar	15 days	41 days
2023 Jan-Mar	16 days	32 days
2023 Jan-Mar	18 days	33 days
2023 Jan-Mar	26 days	42 days
2023 Jan-Mar	18 days	35 days
2023 Jan-Mar	18 days	26 days
2023 Jan-Mar	15 days	32 days
2023 Jan-Mar	21 days	26 days
2023 Jan-Mar	14 days	23 days
2023 Jan-Mar	15 days	41 days
2023 Jan-Mar	16 days	33 days
2023 Jan-Mar	13 days	33 days
2023 Jan-Mar	24 days	42 days
2023 Jan-Mar	15 days	26 days
2023 Jan-Mar	18 days	31 days
2023 Jan-Mar	18 days	33 days
2023 Jan-Mar	18 days	31 days
2023 Apr-Jun	23 days	43 days
2023 Apr-Jun	21 days	34 days
2023 Apr-Jun	15 days	33 days
2023 Apr-Jun	19 days	38 days
2023 Apr-Jun	15 days	27 days
2023 Apr-Jun	19 days	35 days
2023 Apr-Jun	19 days	30 days
2023 Apr-Jun	20 days	25 days
2023 Apr-Jun	15 days	33 days
2023 Apr-Jun	14 days	25 days
2023 Apr-Jun	16 days	34 days
2023 Apr-Jun	18 days	35 days
2023 Apr-Jun	14 days	28 days
2023 Apr-Jun	15 days	28 days
2023 Apr-Jun	19 days	32 days
2023 Apr-Jun	26 days	46 days
2023 Apr-Jun	15 days	27 days
2023 Apr-Jun	23 days	35 days

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Radiation Therapy (External Beam)

Service/Procedure Summary

Wait times

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90%

Wait Times Trends

Radiation Therapy (External Beam)

Service/Procedure Summary

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Wait Times Trends

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