Treatment would be easier to tolerate, more precise and more efficient, Hardie said. The latest machine has been given the name Rongo-mā-Tāne, or “Rongo” for short, in reference to the overseer of food and peace and healing. “All of the linacs have now been renamed to emphasise a space of healing. The naming relates not only to the linac but also to our staff.” Hardie said as well as seeing patients benefit each day, the staff enjoyed greater job satisfaction from working with gold standard equipment.
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Regional Cancer Treatment Service radiation oncologist Kim Lohlun and head of treatment Marie Burnell with the new linac in place but not yet commissioned in December 2020.
Rowe is on the witness list and down to give evidence later in the trial, but the court heard from Dr Joshua Smith on Tuesday. Smith said he treated Rowe at Palmerston North Hospital on the night of September 12, 2019 – the night the Crown says Wilkinson was murdered. He went immediately to Rowe instead of waiting for a nurse, as it was clear Rowe was badly hurt. He had blood on his head and clothes, which likely came from a 10cm cut on his head, Smith said. The skull could be seen through the head cut and clotted blood, while he also had a cut finger, and sore neck and leg.
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