START OF CONSTRUCTION OF A RADIOTHERAPY CENTER IN VIENNA

On Monday, May 8, 2017, the first groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the new Amethyst Radiotherapy center in Austria took place.

The first private radiotherapy center in Austria is being built in its capital, next to the Wiener Privatklinik at Pelikangasse 15. As part of the project, a building will be built next to the existing clinic, which will house two modern, high-performance linear accelerators for radiation. According to plans, the center will admit its first patients at the end of 2017.

– Radiotherapy is one of the most important methods of treating cancer. Unfortunately, until now in Austria, especially in the capital region, there was a big problem with access to it. The main reason was the shortage of specialized equipment, patients had to wait a long time for radiation treatments, says Dr. Paul Stuchetz, president of Amethyst Österreich, which is part of the Amethyst Radiotherapy medical group. – Thanks to the launch of new linear accelerators by Amethyst, the treatment options for cancer patients will significantly increase.

The cost of the investment carried out in Vienna is nearly EUR 10 million.

Amethyst Radiotherapy network centers already operate in France, Romania and Poland.