The Christie

Radiotherapy centres use clinical systems including oncology information and treatment planning systems to plan and deliver treatment. However, according to Quadris, the infrastructure supporting these tools is often under pressure, especially with ageing hardware, rising support costs and the growing need for 24/7 availability. Quadris Cloud is said to be helping organisations like The Christie, […]

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Europe’s largest cancer centre, has installed five Philips CT Big Bore RT systems across its sites in Macclesfield, Oldham, Salford and Manchester. With approximately 10,000 radiotherapy pre-treatment scans performed annually, this investment is expected to enhance clinical confidence and accelerate treatment times. Radiotherapy pre-treatment manager Scott Hudson said: “Having five […]

Ten thousand patients a year in Greater Manchester are expected to benefit from a new digital PETCT scanner that has officially opened in Oldham. Alliance Medical says this is the UK’s first community diagnostic centre (CDC) to have a permanent PETCT facility on site. Alliance Medical managing director Pete Winchester welcomed chair of NHS Greater […]

Patients undergoing bowel cancer treatment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be invited to try out personalised ‘vaccines’ as part of a groundbreaking NHS ‘matchmaking’ service. The Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad aims to recruit thousands of patients across England into various trials of a new type of immunotherapy treatment, known colloquially as cancer vaccines. The […]

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is pioneering a procedure to treat liver cancer through the wrist. Developed by interventional radiologists during the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid overnight hospital stays, the procedure is based on a technique used by cardiologists to restore blood flow for heart patients. Called SIRT (selective internal radiation therapy), the […]

A father from Cheshire has become one of the first patients in the world to take part in a study by researchers working at The Christie, Manchester, to measure the amount of oxygen in their tumour. Hypoxic cancers are more challenging to treat successfully, particularly when radiotherapy is given. By measuring the amount of oxygen […]

The Advanced Radiotherapy Summer School will be returning for its seventh year on Tuesday, June 27 – Thursday, June 29, 2023. This is a face-to-face event which will take place at The Christie School of Oncology based at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester. Overview We are delighted to be bringing you a brand […]

Terumo Europe N.V. is proud to announce that The Christie in Manchester has undertaken the first cases in the UK using the holmium-166 SIRT platform. The Christie is the largest single site cancer centre in Europe and the first UK centre to be accredited as a comprehensive cancer centre. The hospital treats more than 60,000 […]