Welcome
Radiation Oncology Victoria (ROV) is a private provider of radiotherapy services across metropolitan Melbourne and country Victoria.
Our enduring aim is to maintain a high quality in patient care by providing a prompt, personalised and experienced service. We treat both private and non-insured patients.
We have a total of six centres and employ approximately 200 staff. Each centre is equipped with the most advanced state-of-the-art technology in radiation planning and treatment, to deliver a high quality of care for patients with cancer.
ROV has a proven track record of providing excellence in patient care since establishing its first centre in 1991 and we are third largest provider of radiotherapy services in Australia.
We are able to deliver highly conformal radiotherapy, including intensity-modulated radiotherapy, image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), and brachytherapy including low-dose rate seed brachytherapy and high-dose rate brachytherapy.
Each ROV centre works in partnership with surrounding private and public hospitals, referring doctors, other medical professionals and the community to provide optimal care for cancer patients.
Latest News
April 2010
Prostate IMRT available at our Footscray and Epping centres. more
December 2009
High Dose Rate brachytherapy available at East Melbourne centre. more
October 2009
Prostate IMRT available at East Melbourne site. more
July 2009
The Epping Radiation Oncology Centre is now open at 230 Cooper Street, Epping. more
ROV is powered by:
Varian Technology
Varian Medical Systems is the world's leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer with radiotherapy and brachytherapy. All ROV centres are equipped with Varian technology.
Pinnacle³ Software
Fast, accurate and interactive treatment planning tools have made Philips Pinnacle³ the number 1 radiation treatment planning system in performance and reliability.
SmartArc
The integration of the SmartArc module to Pinnacle³ allows the creation of rotational intensity modulated radiotherapy (also known as VMAT). The benefits of rotational IMRT are shorter treatment times per patient.
Impac Software
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., an Elekta company, provides healthcare IT solutions that streamline clinical and business operations across the spectrum of cancer care.
ROV research with:
BioGrid
BioGrid is a not for profit unique platform for life science research teams to access and share genetic and clinical research data across multiple organisations in an ethically approved and secure way, using the World Wide Web.