Guy’s Cancer Centre adds positioning boards

Oncology Systems Limited clinical specialist Serafine O’Brien, cancer centre project treatment lead Neil Burley, treatment planning lead Rubina Begum, treatment planning dosimetrist Emily Basset, treatment lead Matthew Adams, mould room lead Adam Dobson and OSL managing director Stuart Baldwin.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has recently opened a state-of-the-art Cancer Centre to provide radiotherapy, chemotherapy and outpatient services for oncology patients.  The centre has added a range of MacroMedics positioning equipment to enhance patient comfort during radiotherapy treatment.  Thirteen MacroMedics BreastBoard LX units, five Double Shell Positioning System (DSPS) cradles, 14 Single Shell Positioning System (SSPS) cradles and 14 S-type baseplates from Oncology Systems Limited are being used across two sites.  Carbon fibre and MR-safe versions of each system will be used to ensure reproducibility across imaging modalities.

Oncology Systems Limited clinical specialist Serafine O’Brien said: “We have worked extensively with the trust to provide additional features such as hand poles on the BreastBoard LX.  These will also enable the addition of vacuum cushions for added comfort in the treatment position.”

See the full report on page 13 of the February 2017 issue of RAD Magazine.