Department	Mater Private Radiotherapy Department
Centre name	Mater Private Hospital
address	Eccles Street
	Dublin 7 Ireland
tel	0035318858562
fax	0035318858404
email	rbreslin@materprivate.ie
website	www.materprivate.ie
Radiotherapy Services Manager including all contact details	Rena Breslin, see above contact details
Superintendent Radiographers including job title and contact details	Rena Breslin, see above contact details
Research Radiographer inc contact details	N/A
Mould Room Manager inc contact details	N/A
Other key managers inc contact details	N/A
Mangement organogram
Map
Location description	The Mater Private Hospital is the red bricked building located on the corner of Eccles Street and Dorset Street. This is marked on the map above with the Green Mater Emblem.
Parking	The hospital has very limited car-parking facilities. There is free parking available locally on residential streets and there is also on-street disc parking. Disc machines are located on Eccles Street.
Rail and Bus access	Buses from city centre : No.s 3, 11, 13, 16, 122, 121, 747, 19 and 116.  For further details please call Dublin Bus 01-8720000.A train service runs from the south side and city centre to Drumcondra Train Station, which is located a ten minute walk away from the hospital-for more information and timetables call 01-8366222.
Installed equipment:
External beam delivery systems:
Linear Accelerators	2
make and model	Siemens Primus	Siemens MD 2
age	3	10( replacement due 2006)
mlc type	1cm leaves	None
autoset up facility	Yes	No
auto sequencing facility	Yes	None
IMRT delivery system	Yes	None
beam energies photons	6 MV and 15 MV	6 MV 10 MV
beam energies electrons	6 MeV 9 MeV 12 MeV 15 MeV 18 MeV 21 MeV	5 MEV 7 MEV 9MEV 12MEV 15MEV
image guided systems:
Cone beam CT	No	None
EPID	Yes	None
Ultrasound guided set up	No	None
CT in treatment room	No	None
Patient motion tracking
Techniques:
Standard External beam techniques practiced
Special External beam services and techniques
IMRT techiques supported	None at present-due to begin IMRT techniques in summer 2005
Special paediatric services provided	None
Other therapy systems and Co60 (specify)	None
KV treatment systems	None
Treatment Planning system	Exomio Helax Plato
Brachytherapy systems:
Brachytherapy equipment installed:	None
Standard brachytherapy techniques practiced	Afterloading brachy at present-high dose Brachytherapy due to begin  in autumn 2005
Special brachytherapy services and techniques	See above
Stereotactic Radiotherapy:
Treatment Planning system	N/A
Frame or frameless (specify frames)	N/A
Stereotactic Radiotherapy techniques	N/A
Mould room services:
Thermoplastic materials used	Orfits
Main immobilisation and accessory provider and systems used
Mould room services provided	Beam  directional orfit shells, wax blocks, mouthbites
Staffing:
Staff numbers broken down as follows:
Radiographers	14
Consultant Radiographers	N/A
Radiographer helpers	None
Radiographer practitioners	None
Mould Room Technicians	None
Radiographer vacancy rate
others, specify
Student information:
Student numbers	25 per year intake at present
Location of College	Trinity College, Dublin
web link to local student college	www.tcd.ie
student vacancies	Contact Trinity College
other info
Special working practices:
CHART	No
Agenda for change implementation
overtime policy	Paid overtime after 6pm
In work benefits
others, specify
Past, present and future Radiographer led research projects
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