Empowering Lives With Cancer Education
We are a team of radiation oncologists hoping to educate and empower our patients and their caregivers with accurate and updated information.
- Types of Cancer
- Types of Radiotherapy
- Radiotherapy side effects
- Cancer therapy patient guides
- Survivorship
- Patient Support Groups
- Proton Therapy
- New Research Findings
Our Radiation Oncologists
Dr Wong Ru Xin is a senior consultant radiation oncologist with expertise in treating cancer with proton beam therapy and advanced radiotherapy techniques such as stereotactic radiosurgery. She graduated from the National University of Singapore, then underwent training at National Cancer Centre and worked there for more than 10 years. While in NCCS, she received several research and clinical grants and authored multiple studies on sarcoma, breast, head and neck and brain cancers. As part of her training for proton therapy in Singapore, she was sponsored by the Ministry of Health to learn proton beam therapy in the USA for 6 months. She is a member of Particle Therapy Co-operative group Asia-Oceania and Chordoma Foundation. Her focus is on using proton beam therapy for treatments. Read more here.
She treats patients at Proton Therapy SG, 1 Biopolis Drive and Icon Cancer Centre, Mount Alvernia Hospital.
Dr Looi Wen Shen graduated from National University Singapore (YLL-SOM) in 2008 and completed his specialist training at National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS). Formerly a Consultant radiation oncologist at NCCS and Clinical Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School, he also practised at the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute, USA, where he completed formal subspecialty fellowship training in adult and paediatric proton therapy. Subsequently, he started the paediatric proton therapy program at NCCS. Dr Looi is also the only radiation oncologist who is a member of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) in Singapore. He also received further training at the Taipei Medical University Hospital Proton Centre. His interests are in prostate / paediatric / sarcoma / head and neck / brain and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT).. Click here for more info.
Dr Shaun Ho
Medical Director
Consultant (Proton Therapy SG)
Dr Shaun Ho graduated from National University of Singapore (NUS) and underwent radiation oncology training at National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS). He went on to obtain a graduate diploma in palliative medicine and completed a clinical oncology fellowship at University College London. He also underwent proton training at Kobe Proton Centre and Taipei Medical University Hospital. Prior to joining Singapore Advanced Medicine (SAM), he was the Clinical Director of Radiation Oncology at Raffles Hospital. Dr Ho treats patients for a wide range of conditions, with deep expertise in the treatment of colorectal, esophagus, liver, pancreatic, head & neck, breast, lung and prostate cancers, sarcomas, lymphomas, and brain tumours. Dr. Ho served on the Executive Committees of the Chapter of Radiation Oncologists, College of Radiologists Singapore, and the Singapore Radiological Society. He is also a member of the International Society for Radiosurgery.