I will give the following examples of case histories in the mid-western region to illustrate how essential the radiotherapy facility is. A 69 year old housewife, following a right sided mastectomy on 18 April 2001 was referred for radiotherapy. She received her first treatment on 13 August 2001, almost four months later. Another example is a 21 year old student with Hodgkin's disease who, on completion of chemotherapy in April 2001, was referred for radiotherapy which commenced at the end of August 2001, a duration of five months.