Information Response_010616 · MCU15/0122

                                                    Address          72 Pearson Street, Kangaroo Point QLD 4169

                                                   Contact Details   Mobile: 0429 898005

                                                         E-mail:     [email protected]

Noosa Radiology provides complimentary services and uniquely additional services to those
offered at the Noosa Public Hospital

These Diagnostic Imaging Services include:

         Partially Funded MRI
         CT and Cardiac CT
         Ultrasound
         Nuclear Medicine
         Breast Imaging
         Fluoroscopy
         X-ray
         BMD
         OPG

   Additionally, Noosa Radiology performs Specialised Imaging services including:

         Cardiac Imaging
         Interventional Procedures
         Sports and MSK Ultrasound
         Obstetric Ultrasound

As stated above, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Surgical Oncology are all
performed at Noosa Hospital. Currently there is no Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Services in the Noosa Region. PET is the gold standard for oncology imaging for cancer
diagnosis as well as assessing for recurrence and measuring response to treatment.

Additionally, PET has many new applications including a growing range of non-Oncologic
applications.

The AANMS (Australasian Association of Nuclear Medicine Specialists) is the peak body
representing nuclear medicine and molecular imaging in Australia and New Zealand. It is their
stringent guidelines that we will meet in building a dedicated PET facility. All PET exams are
supervised by a credentialled specialist means a specialist or consultant physician credentialled
under the ‘Joint Nuclear Medicine Specialist Credentialling Program for the Recognition of the
Credentials of Nuclear Medicine Specialists for Positron Emission Tomography’ overseen by the
JNMCAC.

Please see below the Medicare guidelines for PET in Australia below. This states that a
comprehensive facility where "a building or part of a building, or more than 1 building where all
of the following services are performed: PET, Computed Tomography, Diagnostic Ultrasound,
Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology and X-ray".
Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Surgical Oncology are all performed at Noosa
Hospital. The individual doctors involved as well as the Noosa Hospital have signed letters of
support for this development. PET is an important component to their practice. Having this
available in Noosa will improve patient outcomes. There are many scientific articles available to
support this.